Cost of Living Comparison Between Tripoli and Colombo Cost of Living Comparison Between Tripoli and Colombo

🙂 Solo nomad: Tripoli is 8.4% cheaper than Colombo without rent, and 18.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Tripoli is 16.2% more expensive than Colombo without rent, and 16.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.61 LBP 412.9K

$3.98 LKR 1,233

15.83%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.21 LBP 3.4M

$25.16 LKR 7,788

51.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.96 LBP 712.7K

$8.58 LKR 2,657

-7.23%

Cappuccino

$2.45 LBP 218.9K

$2.77 LKR 856

-11.55%

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

$1.47 LBP 131.6K

$0.72 LKR 223

104.17%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.92 LBP 82.4K

$0.38 LKR 117

142.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.48 LBP 311.6K

$2.40 LKR 743

45.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.96 LBP 443.7K

$3.41 LKR 1,054

45.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.31 LBP 117.6K

$1.76 LKR 544

-25.57%

White Bread (500g)

$0.34 LBP 30.5K

$0.56 LKR 172

-39.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 LBP 87.8K

$0.87 LKR 268

12.64%

Eggs

$1.58 LBP 141.1K

$2.22 LKR 688

-28.83%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.69 LBP 509.1K

$14.35 LKR 4,443

-60.35%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.91 LBP 529.1K

$4.62 LKR 1,431

27.92%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.05 LBP 899.6K

$7.88 LKR 2,439

27.54%

Apples (1kg)

$0.97 LBP 87.0K

$7.50 LKR 2,322

-87.07%

Banana (1kg)

$0.53 LBP 47.1K

$1.12 LKR 345

-52.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.45 LBP 40.4K

$5.75 LKR 1,779

-92.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.96 LBP 86.0K

$1.24 LKR 384

-22.58%

Potato (1kg)

$0.56 LBP 49.7K

$1.16 LKR 360

-51.72%

Onion (1kg)

$0.73 LBP 65.8K

$1.43 LKR 442

-48.95%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.29 LBP 25.7K

$1.15 LKR 356

-74.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.41 LBP 36.8K

$0.61 LKR 188

-32.79%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.55 LBP 228.2K

$9.97 LKR 3,085

-74.42%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.20 LBP 644.3K

$13.61 LKR 4,211

-47.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 LBP 115.7K

$2.01 LKR 623

-35.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.12 LBP 190.0K

$2.95 LKR 913

-28.14%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.02 LBP 90.9K

$0.19 LKR 58.5

436.84%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$4.98 LKR 1,541

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.07 LBP 454.1K

$0.38 LKR 118

1234.21%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.22 LBP 109.2K

$0.33 LKR 101

269.70%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$20.19 LBP 1.8M

$0.61 LKR 187

3209.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.95 LBP 85.2K

$1.25 LKR 387

-24.00%

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

$22.3K LBP 2.0B

$26.6K LKR 8.2M

-15.94%

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

$20.4K LBP 1.8B

$34.5K LKR 10.7M

-41.01%

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

$213 LBP 19.0M

$61.0 LKR 18.9K

248.88%

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

$21.71 LBP 1.9M

$4.32 LKR 1,336

402.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.24 LBP 3.3M

$15.23 LKR 4,715

144.52%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.42 LBP 1.7M

$14.40 LKR 4,458

34.86%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.71 LBP 1.1M

$7.40 LKR 2,291

71.76%

Cinema Ticket

$6.45 LBP 577.4K

$3.28 LKR 1,014

96.65%

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

$135 LBP 12.1M

$36.88 LKR 11.4K

265.51%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,995 LBP 178.5M

$446 LKR 138.2K

346.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$34.58 LBP 3.1M

$27.58 LKR 8,536

25.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.59 LBP 4.1M

$19.46 LKR 6,024

134.28%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82.2 LBP 7.4M

$69.9 LKR 21.6K

17.59%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$74.2 LBP 6.6M

$38.01 LKR 11.8K

95.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$251 LBP 22.4M

$370 LKR 114.6K

-32.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$153 LBP 13.7M

$178 LKR 55.2K

-14.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$775 LBP 69.3M

$966 LKR 298.8K

-19.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$373 LBP 33.4M

$361 LKR 111.7K

3.36%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,118 LBP 100.0M

$3,841 LKR 1.2M

-70.90%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$844 LBP 75.5M

$1,254 LKR 388.0K

-32.66%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$421 LBP 37.7M

$234 LKR 72.5K

79.60%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.45

-39.21%

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

Last update for Tripoli: January 13, 2026

Last update for Colombo: January 12, 2026

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