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Weekly retail prices, Colombo

Weekly retail prices of food items in Colombo. Weekly, 2020–2026.

Published by the Department of Census and Statistics; read from DCS weekly open-market retail prices.

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Anamalu (1 kg)383.33Rs+17.9%
Anchor (400g)1,300Rs+8.3%
Arecanuts average 100 nuts1,363.19Rs+10.2%
Arecanuts medium 100 nuts1,488.89Rs−5.5%
Arecanuts small 100 nuts1,237.5Rs+37.5%
Ash plantain (1 kg)303.45Rs+35.5%
Ash pumpkin (1 kg)332.31Rs+26.3%
B.Onions - local (1kg)240Rs+25.4%
Balaya (1Kg)2,083.33Rs+48.6%
Bandakka (1 kg)310Rs−4.5%
Beans - butter (1 kg)768Rs–
Beans - green (1 kg)622.07Rs+22.8%
Beef (1Kg)3,053.33Rs+12.8%
Beetroot (1 kg)445.52Rs+80.1%
Betel leaves average 100 leaves508.19Rs−17.1%
Betel leaves medium 100 leaves577.5Rs−22.7%
Betel leaves small 100 leaves438.89Rs−8.2%
Bitter guard (1 kg)546.4Rs+5.9%
Bread (450g)135.56Rs+2.7%
Brinjal (1 kg)444.83Rs+12.0%
Broiler (1Kg)1,280Rs+11.3%
Cabbagge seed (1 kg)450Rs+40.6%
Capsicum (1 kg)598.62Rs+17.1%
Carrot (1 kg)419.31Rs+25.8%
Chicken - fresh (1Kg)1,380.67Rs+4.5%
Cinnamon (1Kg)7,128.57Rs+13.2%
Coconut - average (each)169.6Rs−13.3%
Coconut large (each)190.63Rs−10.3%
Coconut medium (each)168.64Rs−14.0%
Coconut oil (750 ml)667.5Rs−2.1%
Coconut small (each)149.52Rs−16.0%
Corriander (1Kg)680.77Rs+8.6%
Cowpea whole - average (1 kg)882.53Rs−20.8%
Cucumber (1 kg)230.34Rs+7.6%
Cummin seed (1Kg)1,625.93Rs−8.1%
Dried chillies - no 1 (1Kg)1,335.19Rs+64.5%
Dried fish - katta (1 kg)3,265.38Rs+36.7%
Drumstick (1 kg)391.72Rs−15.0%
Egg - average (each)37.77Rs+12.2%
Egg - red (each)39.63Rs+11.9%
Fennel seed (1Kg)1,485.19Rs−6.1%
Fresh fish - paraw (1Kg)3,135.63Rs+12.6%
Garlic (1Kg)574.17Rs+4.5%
Gorakka (1Kg)714.81Rs+3.2%
Gotukola (bunch)58.24Rs+10.3%
Green chillies (1 kg)819.64Rs+83.5%
Green gram - average (1 kg)917.96Rs−6.6%
Hurulla (1Kg)898Rs−14.5%
Imported (1kg)319.55Rs+93.0%
Kadalai - average (1 kg)490.21Rs−8.5%
Kankun (bunch)75.63Rs+7.2%
Kathurumurunga (bunch)95.71Rs+11.1%
Kelewella (1Kg)3,002.86Rs+27.1%
Knol khol (1 kg)367.62Rs+22.8%
Kohila leaves (bunch)94.29Rs+1.0%
Kohila yams (1 kg)363.64Rs+23.6%
Kolikuttu (1 kg)584.07Rs+65.1%
Lactogen - I (400g)1,700Rs+13.3%
Lactogen - II (400g)1,700Rs+13.3%
Leeks (1 kg)358.62Rs+20.6%
Limes (1 kg)1,284.62Rs−27.3%
Linna (1Kg)842Rs−4.8%
Long beans (1 kg)442.61Rs+25.9%
Maldive fish (1Kg)3,283.33Rs+6.3%
Maliban (400g)1,300Rs+8.3%
Mathe seed (1Kg)722.22Rs+1.0%
Mora (1Kg)2,040.91Rs+15.1%
Mukunuwenna (bunch)75.33Rs+6.8%
Mullet (1Kg)2,823.75Rs+6.5%
Mustard (1Kg)722.22Rs0.0%
Mutton (1Kg)4,509.09Rs+18.1%
Mysore dhall - average (1 kg)334.52Rs+1.7%
Mysore dhall - no 1. large (1 kg)464.38Rs+5.8%
Nadu - red (1 kg)231.6Rs−1.4%
Nadu - white local (1 kg)221.6Rs−2.2%
Nivithi (500g)156.67Rs+13.7%
No 2 (1 kg)179.57Rs−4.5%
No 2. medium (1 kg)285.83Rs−2.5%
No 3. small (1 kg)253.36Rs−0.5%
Papaw (1 kg)282Rs+35.8%
Parati (1Kg)1,763.81Rs+19.8%
Pelwatta (400g)1,200Rs+6.7%
Pepper - powder (1Kg)2,950Rs+3.2%
Pineapple (1 kg)487.59Rs+12.2%
Ponni samba imported (1 kg)244.67Rs−14.5%
Pork (1Kg)3,200Rs+6.7%
Potatoes - local (1 kg)405Rs+11.7%
Prawns (1Kg)2,179.47Rs+6.8%
Raddish (1 kg)338.18Rs+38.0%
Raw red - average (1 kg)193.22Rs−5.1%
Raw red - no 1 (1 kg)206.88Rs−3.5%
Raw white local (1 kg)203.23Rs+4.2%
Red onions - average (1Kg)516.48Rs+35.3%
Red pumpkin (1 kg)315.86Rs+93.8%
Salaya (1Kg)605.5Rs+28.7%
Salaya - average (1 kg)1,566.67Rs+28.9%
Salt 1Kg.Pkt161.43Rs−5.6%
Samba - average (1 kg)244.26Rs−7.8%
Samba - no 1 (1 kg)243.85Rs0.0%
Sarana (bunch)109.23Rs+5.0%
Small mullet (1Kg)1,698.24Rs+23.8%
Snake gourd (1 kg)443.33Rs+24.2%
Sour plantain (1 kg)311.11Rs+71.8%
Spratts (1 kg)2,040Rs+43.9%
Sugar (1Kg)253.33Rs+7.4%
Tamarind (1Kg)1,062.5Rs−15.6%
Thalapath (1Kg)3,121.67Rs+12.7%
Thampala (bunch)114Rs+8.0%
Tin fish (425g)540.87Rs+8.7%
Tomatoe - no 1 (1 kg)677.04Rs+159.1%
Turmeric - powder (1Kg)3,363.64Rs−4.8%
Vetakolu (1 kg)441.6Rs+23.7%
Wheat flour (1 kg)203.19Rs+5.5%
White (each)35.9Rs+12.5%
Cap chillies (1 kg) ended626.68Rs+52.7%
Dried chillies (1Kg) ended600Rs–
Highland (400g) ended470Rs–
Infant milk powder (300g) ended1,500Rs−16.7%
Lakspray (400g) ended790Rs+107.9%
Milk powder - imported (400g) ended1,200Rs+14.3%
Milk powder - local (400g) ended1,050Rs−5.4%
Nadu - white (1 kg) ended227.76Rs–
Nadu-White imported (1 kg) ended210Rs–
Raw red - imported (1 kg) ended220Rs–
Raw white - average (1 kg) ended130.27Rs+29.9%
Raw white imported (1 kg) ended206Rs–

Anamalu (1 kg)

Rs, weekly. 9 Oct 2026: 383.33, +17.9% on a year earlier

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Published by the Department of Census and Statistics; read from DCS weekly open-market retail prices.

* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.