Cost of living in Colombo 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Colombo, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
21.7
78% cheaper than New York
ColomboUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 181,336 LKR $543
1-bed apartment, outside centre 83,947 LKR $252
3-bed apartment, centre 438,280 LKR $1,314
Room in shared flat 41,974 LKR $126
Buy price per m2 1,217,778 LKR $3,650
Living cost excl. rent 165,297 LKR $495
Typical net salary 84,328 LKR $253
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.