Colombia vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$1404
🏠 One person rent
$317
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$452
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$22.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$225
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$3828
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
6.13
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
34
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
77
58
😀 Quality of life
36
43
🏙️ Population
49.1M
21.4M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 34% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($547). Colombia ranked 130th vs 175th for Sri Lanka in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 131st and 100th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Colombia and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Colombia Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$7.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
17.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$1620
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$1424
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$3.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$12.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$67.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$30.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$595

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In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$868
7.74M
Medellin
$873
2.53M
Cali
$733
2.47M
Barranquilla
$789
1.33M
Cartagena
$748
915K
Cucuta
$552
806K
Bucaramanga
$642
615K
Soledad
$840
676K
Pereira
$641
591K
Soacha
$748
783K
Bello
$789
562K
Villavicencio
$475
664K
Buenaventura
$718
424K
Santa Marta
$979
516K
Valledupar
$558
544K
Manizales
$653
454K
Pasto
$488
411K
Palmira
$652
359K
Monteria
$620
400K
Neiva
$520
380K
Ibague
$501
541K
Barrancabermeja
$573
300K
Envigado
$871
229K
Armenia
$541
301K
Floridablanca
$584
267K
Popayan
$462
301K
Sincelejo
$506
287K
Tulua
$477
219K
Tumaco
$544
213K
Zipaquira
$681
196K

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$636
753K
Gampaha
$428
191K
Kandy
$435
120K
Trincomalee
$534
99.1K
Beruwala
$549
165K
Negombo
$437
142K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
116K
Galle
$484
93.1K
Anuradhapura
$561
63.2K
Matara
$499
68.2K