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City profile

ColomboSri Lanka

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§Vital signs
Population
648K
Time zone
UTC+5:30Asia/Colombo
Climate
28°Cavg
01Overview · at a glance

Every headline figure, flattened.

The indicators most-asked by new arrivals, no narrative. Figures reconcile verified, commercial, and community source panels; blanks show where data collection is still underway.

HarborageIndex
Avg temp28°C
Monthly spend
verified
216/mo
Reconciled cost-of-living total for a typical month.
Summer high / winter low
verified
32°/24°C
Warmest and coolest monthly normals on record.
Foreign residents
community
Pending
Share of foreign-born residents — data collection underway.
Healthcare ranking
verified
Pending
Health-system ranking — data collection underway.
Coworking desks
community
Pending
Coworking capacity — data collection underway.
02Cost of living
$215/ mo

A monthly budget for one settled resident — housing, groceries, transit, and the rest.

Where it goes

share of monthly spend
Rent$10951%
Food and groceries$6028%
Transportation$42%
Utilities$2311%
Entertainment$189%
02Cost of living · the full basket

The full basket, line by line.

Every cost line item with its share of the monthly total, beside the same figure for nearby cities.

Monthly breakdown

Rent51% of total$109
Food and groceries28% of total$60
Transportation2% of total$4
Utilities11% of total$23
Entertainment9% of total$18
03Climate
MonthHighLowRainVisit
January31°C24°C72 mmC
February32°C24°C85 mmC
March32°C25°C110 mmD
April32°C26°C250 mmD
May31°C26°C338 mmD
June31°C26°C168 mmD
July31°C26°C101 mmD
August31°C26°C103 mmD
September30°C26°C379 mmD
October30°C25°C349 mmD
November31°C25°C357 mmD
December31°C24°C291 mmD
03Climate · month by month

Twelve months, measured.

Monthly high/low normals and rainfall, with a rain-derived A–D visit grade for each month.

Climatenormals
Summer high32°warmest month
Winter low24°coolest month
MonthHighLowRainRain relativeVisit
January31°C24°C72 mmC
February32°C24°C85 mmC
March32°C25°C110 mmD
April32°C26°C250 mmD
May31°C26°C338 mmD
June31°C26°C168 mmD
July31°C26°C101 mmD
August31°C26°C103 mmD
September30°C26°C379 mmD
October30°C25°C349 mmD
November31°C25°C357 mmD
December31°C24°C291 mmD
04Visas & residency

The routes in, compared.

A side-by-side of residency routes with income floors, processing waits, and renewal tracks.

Coverage in progress

Residency routes

Structured visa and residency routes for this country are not yet collected. Data collection is underway.

05Neighborhoods

The city, by neighborhood.

A neighborhood-by-neighborhood map with safety, rent, and connectivity per district.

Coverage in progress

Neighborhood map

Neighborhood-level profiles and the interactive district map are not yet collected for this city. Data collection is underway.

06Sources

Where these numbers come from

Every figure on this page is traceable. Each source below is dated to its last verified update.

  • Average TemperatureSource: NOAA GSOM · Updated Apr 2026
  • Monthly Cost TotalSource: Numbeo · Updated Invalid Date
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