Cost of Living in Colombo, Sri Lanka

This page summarises typical cost of living in Colombo, Sri Lanka, expressed in LKR. A single person can expect to budget around 185,000 LKR per month before rent-driven variation, with an affordability score of 74/100 (higher means more affordable). On that scale Colombo is moderate relative to other cities in the dataset. These are deterministic planning estimates derived from a country cost baseline adjusted for the city's affordability and size — they are not live market prices, not a ranking, and should be verified against current local sources before relocation or travel decisions.

Currency: LKR. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16.

Colombo has an affordability score of 74/100, which places it in the moderate range relative to other indexed cities. Because every city profile uses the same scale, this score is the most reliable cross-city comparison — local-currency totals above are not directly comparable between countries.

In Colombo a single-person monthly budget is around 185,000 LKR and a one-bedroom rent around 98,100 LKR. Use the affordability score (74/100) to compare across countries, since amounts are shown in each city's local currency.

• Cost of living in Mumbai — affordability 78/100
• Cost of living in Bangalore — affordability 76/100
• Cost of living in Delhi — affordability 80/100