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Essential Commodities & Cost of Living Tracker
Tracking retail prices of food staples, electricity, gas, and utility tariffs in Sri Lanka based on Department of Census and Statistics surveys.
FOOD-2.1% 1-Year Change
Samba Rice (1kg)
සම්බා සහල් (කි.ග්රෑ 1) • சம்பா அரிசி (1 கிகி)
Current Price (2026)
Rs. 235 LKR / kg
2015
Rs. 82
2020
Rs. 105
2022 Peak
Rs. 290
VERIFIED OFFICIAL DATA
FOOD-1.8% 1-Year Change
Nadu Rice (1kg)
නාඩු සහල් (කි.ග්රෑ 1) • நாடு அரிசி (1 கிகி)
Current Price (2026)
Rs. 220 LKR / kg
2015
Rs. 75
2020
Rs. 98
2022 Peak
Rs. 260
VERIFIED OFFICIAL DATA
FOOD-7.1% 1-Year Change
Standard Loaf of Bread (450g)
පාන් ගෙඩියක් (ග්රෑම් 450) • பாண் (450 கிராம்)
Current Price (2026)
Rs. 130 LKR / loaf
2015
Rs. 55
2020
Rs. 60
2022 Peak
Rs. 190
VERIFIED OFFICIAL DATA
FOOD-15.5% 1-Year Change
White / Brown Egg (1 unit)
බිත්තරයක් • முட்டை (1 அலகு)
Current Price (2026)
Rs. 38 LKR / egg
2015
Rs. 14
2020
Rs. 18
2022 Peak
Rs. 65
VERIFIED OFFICIAL DATA
FOOD-3.9% 1-Year Change
Full Cream Milk Powder (400g)
කිරිපිටි (ග්රෑම් 400) • பால் மா (400 கிராம்)
Current Price (2026)
Rs. 980 LKR / 400g pack
2015
Rs. 325
2020
Rs. 380
2022 Peak
Rs. 1250
VERIFIED OFFICIAL DATA
ENERGY-5.4% 1-Year Change
Litro LP Cooking Gas Cylinder (12.5kg)
ලිට්රෝ ගෘහස්ථ ගෑස් සිලින්ඩරය (කි.ග්රෑ 12.5) • Litro சமையல் எரிவாயு (12.5 கிகி)
Current Price (2026)
Rs. 3690 LKR / 12.5kg cylinder
2015
Rs. 1496
2020
Rs. 1493
2022 Peak
Rs. 4910
VERIFIED OFFICIAL DATA
UTILITY-18.2% 1-Year Change
Domestic Electricity (60–90 kWh Band)
ගෘහස්ථ විදුලි බිල (ඒකක 60–90 කාණ්ඩය) • வீட்டு மின்சார கட்டணம் (60–90 அலகுகள்)
Current Price (2026)
Rs. 28 LKR / Unit
2015
Rs. 10
2020
Rs. 10
2022 Peak
Rs. 39.5
VERIFIED OFFICIAL DATA