Retire score: 4.37
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South Asia

Sri Lanka

Affordable cost
Warm climate
Lower middle income

Quick highlights

  • Capital: Colombo
  • Income level: Lower middle income
  • Currency: LKR
ISO3
LKA
Climate
Warm
Cost band
Affordable
Score
4.37

Overview

ISO3
LKA
ISO2
LK
Country
Sri Lanka
Region
South Asia
Income level
Lower middle income
Capital
Colombo
Capital latitude
6.92
Capital longitude
79.85
Population
21,763,170
Area (km^2)
65,610
Currencies
LKR
Languages
Sinhala, Tamil
English official
No
Flag
Sri Lanka flagOpen

Cost of living & financial considerations

CoL + rent
Cost of living
Rent index
Groceries index
Restaurant prices
Purchasing power
Price-to-income
56.1
Mortgage % income
878.5
Affordability index
0.1
Price-to-rent (center)
45.2
Price-to-rent (outside)
37
Rental yield (center)
2.2
Rental yield (outside)
2.7

Healthcare access & quality

Healthcare score
UHC index
Healthcare index
Healthcare exp. index

Safety & stability

Political stability (pct)
Safety index
Crime index

Climate & environment

Air quality score
PM2.5 exposure
Pollution index
Exp. pollution index
Climate zone
warm

Social & community infrastructure

English official
No
Population
21,763,170

Infrastructure & logistics

Internet score
—
Broadband subs/100
—
Fixed speed (Mbps)
Mobile speed (Mbps)
Traffic index
Commute time index
Time exp. index
Traffic inefficiency
CO2 emissions index

Legal & administrative ease

Income level
Lower middle income
Rule of law (pct)
—
Corruption (CPI)
—