Cost of living comparison

Sudan

compared to

Sri Lanka

Colombo vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Colombo is 32.1% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 77.5% more in Colombo
Groceries: pay 4.6% less in Colombo
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Colombo
Housing: pay 16.8% more in Colombo
Childcare: pay 61.2% less in Colombo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.2% more in Colombo
Clothing: pay 91.1% more in Colombo

The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing in Colombo are more expensive than in Khartoum. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Colombo. Notably, transportation, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Colombo.

Planning a move to Sri Lanka? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Colombo vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombo instead of Khartoum, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 77.5% more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Colombo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	+62.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	+179.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$0.70 LKR232.56	+36.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$0.26 LKR87.00	-29.0%
Average			+77.5%

Khartoum vs. Colombo - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.6% less for groceries

	Khartoum	Colombo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$0.55 LKR181.98	-60.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.89 LKR2,281.50
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	+17.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$1.64 LKR541.78	-54.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$2.21 LKR731.08	+10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	+53.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$0.37 LKR122.81	-18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$2.03 LKR672.87	+188.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$0.57 LKR187.42	-24.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$0.46 LKR150.85	-2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$0.35 LKR116.82	+0.1%
Average			-4.6%

Khartoum vs. Colombo - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Khartoum	Colombo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	+19.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$7.19 LKR2,381.42
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	$37,024.95 LKR12M	+640.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.29 LKR1,091.13
Average			+177.5%

Khartoum vs. Colombo - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 16.8% more for housing

	Khartoum	Colombo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$589.61 LKR195K	+9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	+57.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	-24.1%
Average			+16.8%

Khartoum vs. Colombo - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 61.2% less for childcare

	Khartoum	Colombo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	-66.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	$1,208.98 LKR400K	-55.3%
Average			-61.2%

Khartoum vs. Colombo - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Colombo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$2.21 LKR730.76	-7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$2.51 LKR832.69	-9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	+467.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	+74.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	+13.3%
Average			+36.2%

Khartoum vs. Colombo - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 91.1% more for clothing

	Khartoum	Colombo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$18.13 LKR6,006.21
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	+91.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$79.09 LKR26,193.74
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$41.76 LKR13,832.48
Average			+91.1%

Khartoum vs. Colombo - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Khartoum vs. Colombo

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Colombo?

More cost comparisons

Khartoum vs.

Madrid

Khartoum vs.

Quito

Khartoum vs.

London

Khartoum vs.

Bangkok

Khartoum vs.

New York City

Khartoum vs.

Sydney

Khartoum vs.

Moscow

Khartoum vs.

Lima

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Sudan vs. Sri Lanka. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Sudan and Sri Lanka.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Khartoum

Add prices for Colombo

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Colombo or Khartoum. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.