Cost of Living Comparison Between Puttalam and Colombo Cost of Living Comparison Between Puttalam and Colombo

🙂 Solo nomad: Puttalam is 81.1% cheaper than Colombo without rent, and 87.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Puttalam is 86.1% cheaper than Colombo without rent, and 89.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.72 LKR 532

$3.98 LKR 1,233

-56.78%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.16 LKR 7,788

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.07 LKR 1,569

$8.58 LKR 2,657

-40.91%

Cappuccino

$1.36 LKR 420

$2.77 LKR 856

-50.90%

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

$1.36 LKR 421

$0.72 LKR 223

88.89%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 LKR 107

$0.38 LKR 117

-7.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.89 LKR 1,513

$2.40 LKR 743

103.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.74 LKR 2,086

$3.41 LKR 1,054

97.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.76 LKR 544

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 LKR 172

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.87 LKR 268

Eggs

$2.22 LKR 688

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.35 LKR 4,443

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.62 LKR 1,431

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.88 LKR 2,439

Apples (1kg)

$7.50 LKR 2,322

Banana (1kg)

$1.12 LKR 345

Oranges (1kg)

$5.75 LKR 1,779

Tomato (1kg)

$1.24 LKR 384

Potato (1kg)

$1.16 LKR 360

Onion (1kg)

$1.43 LKR 442

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.15 LKR 356

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.61 LKR 188

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.97 LKR 3,085

Wine (Bottle)

$13.61 LKR 4,211

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.01 LKR 623

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.95 LKR 913

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.19 LKR 58.5

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$4.98 LKR 1,541

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.38 LKR 118

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.33 LKR 101

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.61 LKR 187

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 LKR 387

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

$26.6K LKR 8.2M

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

$34.5K LKR 10.7M

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

$61.0 LKR 18.9K

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

$4.32 LKR 1,336

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.23 LKR 4,715

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.40 LKR 4,458

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.40 LKR 2,291

Cinema Ticket

$3.28 LKR 1,014

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

$36.88 LKR 11.4K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$446 LKR 138.2K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.58 LKR 8,536

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.46 LKR 6,024

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69.9 LKR 21.6K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$38.01 LKR 11.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$370 LKR 114.6K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$178 LKR 55.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$966 LKR 298.8K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$361 LKR 111.7K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,841 LKR 1.2M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,254 LKR 388.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$234 LKR 72.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.45

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

Last update for Puttalam: January 11, 2026

Last update for Colombo: January 12, 2026

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