cost
Cost of Living Index
Colombo
60.6
city
London
87.2
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
London wins on 17 of 26 metrics compared to Colombo.
cost
Colombo
60.6
city
London
87.2
city
safety
Colombo
73
city
London
67.1
city
housing
Colombo
$1,913
city
London
$1,492
city
jobs
Colombo
$1,443/mo
city
London
$2,509/mo
city
health
Colombo
58
city
London
66.2
city
environment
Colombo
22.5 ug/m3
city
London
26.8 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Colombo
178 Mbps
city
London
128 Mbps
city
demographics
Colombo
-0.2%
city
London
2.1%
city
economy
Colombo
$2,465/mo
city
London
$4,720/mo
city
economy
Colombo
8.9%
city
London
4.9%
city
education
Colombo
54.8
city
London
72.2
city
environment
Colombo
28.6 ug/m3
city
London
27.7 ug/m3
city
environment
Colombo
64.4
city
London
62.3
city
health
Colombo
36.9%
city
London
28.1%
city
health
Colombo
73.0 years
city
London
78.5 years
city
housing
Colombo
$2,000/mo
city
London
$2,377/mo
city
housing
Colombo
$11,872/sqm
city
London
$12,404/sqm
city
housing
Colombo
11.4x
city
London
10.6x
city
jobs
Colombo
9.1%
city
London
4.8%
city
quality
Colombo
5.8
city
London
5.6
city
religion
Colombo
41.6%
city
London
71.5%
city
religion
Colombo
67.2%
city
London
70.9%
city
religion
Colombo
14.7%
city
London
54.3%
city
safety
Colombo
7.9 per 100k
city
London
11.6 per 100k
city
safety
Colombo
54.7 per 100k
city
London
26.7 per 100k
city
transport
Colombo
53.5
city
London
66.5
city