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

🙂 Solo nomad: Miri is 5.3% cheaper than Colombo without rent, and 3.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Miri is 4.3% cheaper than Colombo without rent, and 5.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.12 MYR 12.32

$3.93 LKR 1,241

-20.61%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.90 MYR 47.01

$24.89 LKR 7,853

-52.19%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.94 MYR 15.57

$8.60 LKR 2,714

-54.19%

Cappuccino

$2.65 MYR 10.48

$2.63 LKR 830

0.76%

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

$0.70 MYR 2.78

$0.69 LKR 219

1.45%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.43

$0.40 LKR 127

-10.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.76 MYR 10.91

$2.27 LKR 718

21.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.74 MYR 14.79

$3.38 LKR 1,066

10.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.42 MYR 5.59

$1.77 LKR 559

-19.77%

White Bread (500g)

$1.40 MYR 5.52

$0.57 LKR 179

145.61%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.86 MYR 3.39

$0.83 LKR 262

3.61%

Eggs

$3.41 MYR 13.47

$2.12 LKR 668

60.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.09 MYR 43.79

$13.85 LKR 4,371

-19.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.55 MYR 17.98

$4.64 LKR 1,463

-1.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.11 MYR 47.85

$7.98 LKR 2,516

51.75%

Apples (1kg)

$3.19 MYR 12.61

$7.39 LKR 2,330

-56.83%

Banana (1kg)

$1.14 MYR 4.50

$1.12 LKR 353

1.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.27 MYR 8.96

$5.65 LKR 1,783

-59.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.38 MYR 5.44

$1.21 LKR 381

14.05%

Potato (1kg)

$0.60 MYR 2.36

$1.15 LKR 362

-47.83%

Onion (1kg)

$0.97 MYR 3.83

$1.41 LKR 444

-31.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.95 MYR 3.75

$1.18 LKR 374

-19.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.45

$0.61 LKR 191

-39.34%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.28 MYR 16.91

$10.19 LKR 3,214

-58.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.82 MYR 78.3

$12.87 LKR 4,061

54.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.91 MYR 11.49

$2.08 LKR 655

39.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.22 MYR 8.78

$2.93 LKR 925

-24.23%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 MYR 5.40

$0.19 LKR 58.7

621.05%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.51 MYR 33.63

$4.93 LKR 1,555

72.62%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.19 MYR 4.71

$0.38 LKR 121

213.16%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.76 MYR 3.00

$0.35 LKR 111

117.14%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.86 MYR 23.14

$0.61 LKR 194

860.66%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.81

$1.22 LKR 384

-62.30%

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

$58.6K MYR 231.4K

$26.8K LKR 8.5M

118.17%

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

$28.2K MYR 111.5K

$34.6K LKR 10.9M

-18.43%

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

$30.34 MYR 120

$60.1 LKR 18.9K

-49.48%

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

$9.31 MYR 36.78

$4.36 LKR 1,375

113.53%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$32.58 MYR 129

$15.10 LKR 4,763

115.76%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.55 MYR 113

$14.30 LKR 4,513

99.65%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.03 MYR 23.81

$7.38 LKR 2,329

-18.29%

Cinema Ticket

$4.29 MYR 16.95

$3.34 LKR 1,053

28.44%

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

$99.6 MYR 394

$36.76 LKR 11.6K

171.06%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,152 MYR 20.3K

$445 LKR 140.5K

1056.53%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$34.89 MYR 138

$27.84 LKR 8,783

25.32%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.49 MYR 73.0

$19.75 LKR 6,231

-6.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$45.42 MYR 179

$68.3 LKR 21.6K

-33.53%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$31.81 MYR 126

$38.76 LKR 12.2K

-17.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$313 MYR 1,237

$378 LKR 119.3K

-17.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$164 MYR 649

$175 LKR 55.2K

-6.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$483 MYR 1,909

$969 LKR 305.6K

-50.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$382 MYR 1,510

$366 LKR 115.5K

4.38%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,264 MYR 4,995

$3,718 LKR 1.2M

-65.99%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$692 MYR 2,735

$1,230 LKR 388.0K

-43.69%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$762 MYR 3,010

$242 LKR 76.4K

214.81%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Colombo: April 13, 2026

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