Cost of Living Comparison Between Oral and Colombo Cost of Living Comparison Between Oral and Colombo

😐 Solo nomad: Oral is 4.4% more expensive than Colombo without rent, and 4.9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Oral is 7.9% cheaper than Colombo without rent, and 2.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.19 ₸3,669

$3.94 LKR 1,213

82.49%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.5 ₸15.6K

$25.13 LKR 7,732

21.37%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.17 ₸3,659

$8.53 LKR 2,625

-15.94%

Cappuccino

$1.62 ₸826

$2.63 LKR 810

-38.40%

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

$0.86 ₸438

$0.68 LKR 210

26.47%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.52 ₸265

$0.38 LKR 116

36.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.8 ₸408

$2.39 LKR 734

-66.53%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.8 ₸918

$3.41 LKR 1,050

-47.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 ₸632

$1.7 LKR 522

-27.06%

White Bread (500g)

$0.37 ₸189

$0.52 LKR 160

-28.85%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.51 ₸770

$0.86 LKR 264

75.58%

Eggs

$1.29 ₸660

$2.11 LKR 649

-38.86%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.84 ₸4,003

$14.2 LKR 4,368

-44.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.99 ₸2,036

$4.55 LKR 1,401

-12.31%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.89 ₸5,050

$8.27 LKR 2,546

19.59%

Apples (1kg)

$1.1 ₸564

$7.62 LKR 2,344

-85.56%

Banana (1kg)

$1.77 ₸902

$1.11 LKR 341

59.46%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.1 ₸1,073

$5.85 LKR 1,799

-64.10%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.91 ₸1,487

$1.25 LKR 384

132.80%

Potato (1kg)

$0.4 ₸205

$1.1 LKR 338

-63.64%

Onion (1kg)

$0.29 ₸147

$1.38 LKR 424

-78.99%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.64 ₸325

$1.14 LKR 351

-43.86%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.94 ₸479

$0.57 LKR 175

64.91%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.88 ₸957

$10.19 LKR 3,135

-81.55%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.99 ₸3,568

$14.67 LKR 4,514

-52.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.6 ₸308

$2.07 LKR 636

-71.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.54 ₸785

$2.98 LKR 915

-48.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.2 ₸102

$0.17 LKR 52.9

17.65%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$5.05 LKR 1,554

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.61 ₸311

$0.38 LKR 117

60.53%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.68 ₸347

$0.35 LKR 109

94.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.78 ₸2,439

$0.61 LKR 188

683.61%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 ₸234

$1.21 LKR 374

-61.98%

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

$19.8K ₸10.1M

$26.6K LKR 8.2M

-25.58%

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

$24.9K ₸12.7M

$34.4K LKR 10.6M

-27.79%

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

$72.9 ₸37.2K

$60.6 LKR 18.7K

20.28%

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

$7.66 ₸3,912

$4.42 LKR 1,359

73.30%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.67 ₸6,465

$15.11 LKR 4,649

-16.15%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$67.2 ₸34.3K

$14.38 LKR 4,425

367.39%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.3 LKR 2,245

Cinema Ticket

$3.01 ₸1,537

$3.31 LKR 1,018

-9.06%

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

$212 ₸108.3K

$37.09 LKR 11.4K

472.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,866 ₸2.5M

$435 LKR 133.9K

1018.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.69 ₸15.2K

$27.33 LKR 8,409

8.64%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.48 ₸18.1K

$19.03 LKR 5,855

86.44%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$90.2 ₸46.1K

$69 LKR 21.2K

30.79%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$79.2 ₸40.4K

$38.9 LKR 12K

103.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$247 ₸126K

$366 LKR 112.6K

-32.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$187 ₸95.3K

$177 LKR 54.6K

5.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$398 ₸203.2K

$939 LKR 289K

-57.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$278 ₸142.1K

$368 LKR 113.3K

-24.38%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,285 LKR 703.2K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,315 LKR 404.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$376 ₸191.7K

$224 LKR 69.1K

67.28%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

18.39

16.45

11.79%

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

Last update for Oral: November 29, 2025

Last update for Colombo: December 1, 2025

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