Matale
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Cost of Living in Altos - Updated Prices & Insights
Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $204 (excluding rent), and $244 including rent.
Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $453 (excluding rent), and $473 including rent.
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cost
Range
Milk (1 liter)
$0.51 ₲4,076
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White Bread (500g)
$0.62 ₲4,922
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Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.97 ₲7,754
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Eggs
$1.94 ₲15.5K
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Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.94 ₲47.4K
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Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.52 ₲28.1K
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Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.53 ₲44.1K
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Apples (1kg)
$2.46 ₲19.7K
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Banana (1kg)
$1.26 ₲10.1K
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Oranges (1kg)
$1.36 ₲10.9K
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Tomato (1kg)
$1.81 ₲14.5K
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Potato (1kg)
$1.23 ₲9,841
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Onion (1kg)
$1.56 ₲12.5K
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Lettuce (1 head)
$1.18 ₲9,421
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Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ₲3,823
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Wine (Bottle)
$8.01 ₲63.9K
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Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.73 ₲5,812
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.81 ₲6,494
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🚌 Getting Around
Cost
Range
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.38 ₲3,045
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Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.92 ₲95.1K
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.83 ₲6,613
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Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.69 ₲5,472
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Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.13 ₲9,025
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Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$18.7K ₲149.1M
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Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.7K ₲188.7M
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🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cost
Range
Utilities (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Monthly) (85m2)
$35.23 ₲281K
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SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.8 ₲62.2K
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Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$13.81 ₲110.2K
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🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cost
Range
Cinema Ticket
$3.59 ₲28.6K
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👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cost
Range
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.3 ₲201.8K
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🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cost
Range
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,492 ₲11.9M
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$995 ₲7.9M
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Cost
Range
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$497 ₲4M
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20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10
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