Common information
Cost of living and prices in Colombo
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre183USD/month
- in city centre277USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre417USD/month
- in city centre884USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 3 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 25 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 8 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 14 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 12 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 9 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 7 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 0 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 0 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 1 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 34,832 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 40,290 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 14 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 7 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 3 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 31 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 22 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 69 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 38 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 56 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 5 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 277 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 183 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 884 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 417 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,941 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,124 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 226 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 19.27 |
Ratings
Main factors in Colombo
- Leisure quality
- 8.2
- Quality of life
- 7.2
- Travelers rating
- 7.2
- Travelers rating
- 4.2
- English speaking
- 7.7
- Nightlife
- 3.6
- Coworking spaces
- 6.4
- Traffic
- 2.3
- Free WIFI
- 6.4
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 3
Safety in Colombo
Availability of prices in Colombo
Comfort in Colombo
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Colombo
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| Average high, °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Average temperature, °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Average low, °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Record low, °C | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
| Rain, days | 7 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 100 |
| Fog, days | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 165 | 358 | 309 | 153 | 85 | 63 | 112 | 252 | 335 | 195 | 130 | 95 | 2252 |
| Relative humidity, % | 76 | 77 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 74 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 87 | 91 | 93 | 91 | 87 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 89 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 72 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 67 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 68 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 270 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 500 | 482 | 467 | 482 | 482 | 439 | 517 | 533 | 551 | 500 | 517 | 517 | 5987 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |