Historical Prices in Colombo

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2022 500.00 4750.00 1500.00
2021 400.00 3000.00 900.00
2020 450.00 3000.00 916.03
2019 300.00 3500.00 900.00
2018 300.00 2500.00 750.00
2017 290.00 2000.00 800.00
2016 250.00 2000.00 750.00
2015 300.00 2500.00 675.00
2014 225.00 2230.62 525.00
2013 250.00 2000.00 600.00
2012 264.46 2000.00 522.50
2011 383.67 2192.40 476.85
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2022 410.00 650.00 145.80 81.00 561.74
2021 350.00 600.00 92.65 45.75 491.68
2020 300.00 550.00 99.55 45.00 352.85
2019 300.00 550.00 113.73 46.96 467.84
2018 300.00 490.00 119.14 51.67 400.00
2017 380.00 500.00 66.00 45.29 440.00
2016 257.50 395.00 75.31 45.53 336.36
2015 200.00 400.00 84.44 45.56 398.69
2014 180.00 300.00 81.40 48.33 273.27
2013 200.00 412.50 91.43 39.12 272.73
2012 197.68 525.00 140.99 87.50 249.78
2011 235.68 876.96 91.35 91.35 219.24

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2022 400.64 188.20 564.84 139.39 460.41 670.23
2021 258.56 74.64 279.66 83.44 323.98 543.25
2020 245.71 76.12 254.07 76.84 308.09 439.10
2019 226.67 103.69 260.00 87.50 - -
2018 218.33 80.42 202.14 101.82 195.00 -
2017 187.12 83.89 195.21 100.67 321.25 502.22
2016 187.08 68.98 197.50 77.50 296.43 424.17
2015 182.14 61.24 201.60 97.47 188.33 295.20
2014 159.14 73.71 196.86 105.15 174.69 222.00
2013 165.42 91.77 191.11 88.18 193.33 344.00
2012 158.46 131.75 202.00 78.33 147.04 265.00
2011 111.81 88.79 171.37 73.08 - -
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2022 1400.79 1204.17 361.09 346.11 233.67 503.45 259.98 271.70
2021 622.69 525.83 201.87 148.46 134.70 204.82 167.35 162.50
2020 497.17 494.00 186.55 165.20 112.73 161.65 190.60 158.13
2019 - - - - 113.83 - - -
2018 484.00 460.00 175.00 203.33 102.73 162.22 170.00 141.67
2017 468.75 296.67 168.00 96.00 95.07 230.89 187.09 177.22
2016 338.00 282.00 139.17 - 87.27 203.67 145.00 94.00
2015 299.72 215.00 128.64 - 103.68 218.96 157.93 148.99
2014 376.97 372.80 138.96 126.97 76.23 108.81 - -
2013 371.11 351.78 122.74 65.00 74.09 109.41 - -
2012 266.95 216.85 102.54 30.00 215.72 47.63 - -
2011 109.62 164.43 57.00 37.27 - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2022 2552.56 2500.00 1900.00 1325.00 1983.93
2021 2385.29 1925.00 1400.00 682.76 1218.18
2020 2300.00 1800.00 1450.00 587.63 1099.09
2019 - - - 666.00 -
2018 1985.71 2500.00 1050.00 739.09 1022.86
2017 1515.33 2000.00 1150.00 641.92 825.00
2016 1275.00 2300.00 800.00 647.78 675.00
2015 1590.00 - 774.30 706.25 700.00
2014 1875.00 1250.00 667.25 756.56 -
2013 1294.44 1500.00 600.00 686.17 -
2012 1532.25 2159.80 535.00 587.59 -
2011 3814.78 - - 471.37 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2022 95846.15 44187.50 192368.42 100988.89
2021 95333.40 35226.88 206965.77 64062.50
2020 97500.00 32083.33 290833.33 83846.15
2019 69423.08 27571.43 158846.15 59310.34
2018 48243.24 23128.57 121184.21 53589.74
2017 41923.08 21454.55 102500.00 52142.86
2016 43636.36 23181.82 124833.33 56538.46
2015 35000.00 17038.75 119728.57 58078.57
2014 59597.22 23704.37 127826.66 59484.44
2013 35625.00 18333.33 95555.56 36250.00
2012 63020.33 28352.75 127536.00 90786.25
2011 43409.52 23987.11 121246.30 60426.93

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2022 496042.12 433345.97
2021 683000.00 322625.00
2020 - -
2019 437151.26 235416.98
2018 379053.95 170924.73
2017 - -
2016 - -
2015 - -
2014 - -
2013 - 140634.12
2012 206600.34 121204.86
2011 - -

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2022 61086.96
2021 53409.09
2020 58931.50
2019 51986.00
2018 45270.64
2017 42631.74
2016 38083.33
2015 34200.00
2014 39215.00
2013 55833.33
2012 48709.33
2011 60291.00

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2022 45.00 363.32
2021 40.00 154.50
2020 30.00 143.61
2019 25.00 143.74
2018 20.00 135.46
2017 20.00 122.38
2016 15.50 121.83
2015 30.00 119.67
2014 30.00 167.51
2013 25.00 163.45
2012 26.00 171.91
2011 38.37 123.87
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2022 1600.00
2021 1500.00
2020 1500.00
2019 1200.00
2018 1000.00
2017 1000.00
2016 600.00
2015 -
2014 1534.50
2013 -
2012 -
2011 876.96

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2022 17.91
2021 11.19
2020 13.67
2019 14.60
2018 14.73
2017 14.38
2016 12.68
2015 12.40
2014 14.72
2013 15.67
2012 14.00
2011 9.25

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
2022 8950.81 3549.92
2021 9425.00 3469.05
2020 16843.64 3247.87
2019 8394.56 2884.29
2018 7135.92 2538.49
2017 10225.50 2629.41
2016 12817.22 2555.56
2015 9410.16 5683.33
2014 10226.75 1442.86
2013 10096.23 2428.57
2012 12257.75 3150.05
2011 6738.34 2339.84

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2022 3742.75 1483.33 1000.00
2021 3071.97 1337.50 800.00
2020 3287.88 1033.33 800.00
2019 3253.40 1125.00 750.00
2018 2939.01 1076.88 650.00
2017 3431.37 - 550.00
2016 2954.55 1300.00 525.00
2015 2089.79 846.20 500.00
2014 3433.33 - 500.00
2013 1900.00 1283.33 500.00
2012 8094.50 478.35 450.00
2011 1342.85 - 363.39

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2022 7019.23 4708.33 16909.09 8869.23
2021 6347.96 3662.50 12500.00 7476.19
2020 5452.00 3581.25 10840.02 5590.97
2019 5351.04 3902.78 10550.00 5955.56
2018 5061.99 3500.00 9191.80 5227.36
2017 4906.19 3770.83 7660.71 5468.75
2016 7250.00 4200.00 9187.50 4750.00
2015 6332.27 5275.36 10456.00 5277.00
2014 4039.00 3636.46 7808.90 3928.57
2013 3200.00 2333.33 9916.67 4055.56
2012 5208.93 3500.00 8126.80 4194.50
2011 - 4713.66 16443.00 3895.89
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