Cost of Living Comparison Between Miri and Colombo Cost of Living Comparison Between Miri and Colombo

😐 Solo nomad: Miri is 14.8% more expensive than Colombo without rent, and 4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Miri is 9.9% cheaper than Colombo without rent, and 5.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.11 MYR 12.64

$3.98 LKR 1,233

-21.86%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.57 MYR 46.99

$25.16 LKR 7,788

-54.01%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.93 MYR 15.94

$8.58 LKR 2,657

-54.20%

Cappuccino

$2.62 MYR 10.65

$2.77 LKR 856

-5.42%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.75 MYR 3.04

$0.72 LKR 223

4.17%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.49

$0.38 LKR 117

-2.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.84 MYR 11.55

$2.40 LKR 743

18.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 MYR 14.94

$3.41 LKR 1,054

7.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.42 MYR 5.78

$1.76 LKR 544

-19.32%

White Bread (500g)

$1.45 MYR 5.90

$0.56 LKR 172

158.93%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.78 MYR 3.17

$0.87 LKR 268

-10.34%

Eggs

$3.40 MYR 13.79

$2.22 LKR 688

53.15%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.80 MYR 43.84

$14.35 LKR 4,443

-24.74%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.61 MYR 18.73

$4.62 LKR 1,431

-0.22%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.08 MYR 49.05

$7.88 LKR 2,439

53.30%

Apples (1kg)

$3.09 MYR 12.55

$7.50 LKR 2,322

-58.80%

Banana (1kg)

$1.15 MYR 4.65

$1.12 LKR 345

2.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.36 MYR 9.57

$5.75 LKR 1,779

-58.96%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.45 MYR 5.88

$1.24 LKR 384

16.94%

Potato (1kg)

$0.56 MYR 2.26

$1.16 LKR 360

-51.72%

Onion (1kg)

$0.97 MYR 3.92

$1.43 LKR 442

-32.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 MYR 3.66

$1.15 LKR 356

-21.74%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.48

$0.61 LKR 188

-40.98%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.19 MYR 16.99

$9.97 LKR 3,085

-57.97%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.70 MYR 80.0

$13.61 LKR 4,211

44.75%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.89 MYR 11.72

$2.01 LKR 623

43.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.32 MYR 9.40

$2.95 LKR 913

-21.36%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.43 MYR 5.80

$0.19 LKR 58.5

652.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.29 MYR 33.64

$4.98 LKR 1,541

66.47%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.65

$0.38 LKR 118

202.63%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.71 MYR 2.87

$0.33 LKR 101

115.15%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.00 MYR 24.35

$0.61 LKR 187

883.61%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 2.01

$1.25 LKR 387

-60.80%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$59.2K MYR 240.4K

$26.6K LKR 8.2M

122.98%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$28.2K MYR 114.5K

$34.5K LKR 10.7M

-18.35%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$30.81 MYR 125

$61.0 LKR 18.9K

-49.48%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$9.48 MYR 38.47

$4.32 LKR 1,336

119.44%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$32.55 MYR 132

$15.23 LKR 4,715

113.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.80 MYR 117

$14.40 LKR 4,458

100.00%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.79 MYR 23.49

$7.40 LKR 2,291

-21.76%

Cinema Ticket

$4.20 MYR 17.04

$3.28 LKR 1,014

28.05%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$98.4 MYR 400

$36.88 LKR 11.4K

166.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,129 MYR 20.8K

$446 LKR 138.2K

1048.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.40 MYR 144

$27.58 LKR 8,536

28.35%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.99 MYR 77.1

$19.46 LKR 6,024

-2.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$44.95 MYR 182

$69.9 LKR 21.6K

-35.66%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$31.36 MYR 127

$38.01 LKR 11.8K

-17.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$314 MYR 1,276

$370 LKR 114.6K

-15.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$166 MYR 672

$178 LKR 55.2K

-7.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$496 MYR 2,015

$966 LKR 298.8K

-48.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$372 MYR 1,511

$361 LKR 111.7K

3.16%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,246 MYR 5,057

$3,841 LKR 1.2M

-67.57%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$680 MYR 2,761

$1,254 LKR 388.0K

-45.76%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$749 MYR 3,042

$234 LKR 72.5K

219.76%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.63

16.45

-77.93%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Miri: January 12, 2026

Last update for Colombo: January 12, 2026

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