Cost of Living Comparison Between Ratnapura and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Ratnapura and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Ratnapura is 26.8% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 47.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ratnapura is 31.7% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 47.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.19 LKR 679

$5.97 COP 21.9K

-63.32%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.94 LKR 3,077

$32.40 COP 119.0K

-69.32%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.66 LKR 2,060

$7.13 COP 26.2K

-6.59%

Cappuccino

$2.29 LKR 710

$1.65 COP 6,043

38.79%

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

$0.83 LKR 257

$1.06 COP 3,882

-21.70%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.52 LKR 162

$0.77 COP 2,839

-32.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.21 LKR 684

$1.75 COP 6,418

26.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 LKR 909

$3.06 COP 11.2K

-3.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.96 LKR 608

$1.10 COP 4,026

78.18%

White Bread (500g)

$0.88 LKR 272

$1.30 COP 4,771

-32.31%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.67 LKR 208

$1.34 COP 4,905

-50.00%

Eggs

$1.19 LKR 369

$2.26 COP 8,299

-47.35%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.22 LKR 5,019

$4.50 COP 16.5K

260.44%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.90 LKR 2,134

$5.80 COP 21.3K

18.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.52 LKR 5,422

$8.96 COP 32.9K

95.54%

Apples (1kg)

$4.61 LKR 1,427

$2.37 COP 8,691

94.51%

Banana (1kg)

$0.83 LKR 256

$1.07 COP 3,939

-22.43%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.61 LKR 1,428

$1.48 COP 5,418

211.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.10 LKR 340

$1.36 COP 5,011

-19.12%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 LKR 347

$1.13 COP 4,135

-0.88%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 LKR 468

$1.13 COP 4,161

33.63%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.52 LKR 161

$0.89 COP 3,274

-41.57%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 LKR 149

$0.85 COP 3,114

-43.53%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$14.66 LKR 4,539

$2.28 COP 8,361

542.98%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.31 LKR 4,120

$10.15 COP 37.3K

31.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.24 LKR 695

$1.19 COP 4,359

88.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.11 LKR 962

$2.40 COP 8,828

29.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.41 LKR 128

$0.84 COP 3,074

-51.19%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 LKR 128

$1.48 COP 5,417

-72.30%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.53 LKR 165

$1.89 COP 6,949

-71.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.32 LKR 98.1

$8.05 COP 29.5K

-96.02%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.08 LKR 335

$0.94 COP 3,455

14.89%

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

$22.2K LKR 6.9M

$17.7K COP 65.1M

24.85%

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

$21.8K LKR 6.8M

$26.4K COP 96.8M

-17.22%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

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

$2.33 LKR 721

$9.54 COP 35.0K

-75.58%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.09 LKR 2,503

$23.68 COP 87.0K

-65.84%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$10.16 LKR 3,146

$25.85 COP 94.9K

-60.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

Cinema Ticket

$2.73 LKR 845

$4.05 COP 14.9K

-32.59%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.66 LKR 3,608

$59.0 COP 216.4K

-80.22%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$8.12 LKR 2,514

$32.49 COP 119.3K

-75.01%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.0 LKR 29.4K

$99.9 COP 366.7K

-4.86%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$28.61 LKR 8,854

$108 COP 394.9K

-73.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$82.5 LKR 25.5K

$491 COP 1.8M

-83.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$59.5 LKR 18.4K

$371 COP 1.4M

-83.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$95.5 LKR 29.5K

$731 COP 2.7M

-86.94%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$178 LKR 55.1K

$517 COP 1.9M

-65.55%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

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

Last update for Ratnapura: January 12, 2026

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

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