Cost of Living Comparison Between Badulla and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between Badulla and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: Badulla is 26.6% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 38.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Badulla is 0.9% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 35.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.93 LKR 1,222

$2.03 ฿64.8

93.60%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.50 LKR 7,923

$18.59 ฿594

37.17%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.34 LKR 2,592

$7.48 ฿239

11.50%

Cappuccino

$2.71 LKR 841

$2.00 ฿63.8

35.50%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 LKR 216

$0.85 ฿27.08

-17.65%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 LKR 117

$0.35 ฿11.24

8.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.31 LKR 718

$2.21 ฿70.7

4.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.26 LKR 1,014

$3.76 ฿120

-13.30%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 LKR 520

$1.72 ฿54.9

-2.91%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 LKR 163

$1.63 ฿52.2

-68.10%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.72 LKR 223

$1.16 ฿37.04

-37.93%

Eggs

$2.12 LKR 659

$1.98 ฿63.3

7.07%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.28 LKR 4,438

$15.93 ฿509

-10.36%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.11 LKR 1,277

$3.17 ฿101

29.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.81 LKR 2,428

$10.90 ฿349

-28.35%

Apples (1kg)

$7.68 LKR 2,387

$2.65 ฿84.6

189.81%

Banana (1kg)

$1.10 LKR 342

$1.22 ฿39.09

-9.84%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.81 LKR 1,804

$1.70 ฿54.3

241.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.21 LKR 375

$1.59 ฿50.8

-23.90%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 LKR 345

$1.32 ฿42.33

-15.91%

Onion (1kg)

$1.42 LKR 442

$1.17 ฿37.36

21.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.20 LKR 373

$0.68 ฿21.67

76.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 LKR 184

$0.56 ฿17.81

5.36%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.98 LKR 3,102

$4.51 ฿144

121.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.79 LKR 3,976

$19.07 ฿610

-32.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.09 LKR 649

$1.77 ฿56.6

18.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.90 LKR 901

$3.18 ฿102

-8.81%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.96 ฿30.78

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.90 ฿604

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 LKR 129

$1.36 ฿43.41

-69.85%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.33 LKR 101

$1.35 ฿43.23

-75.56%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.57 LKR 176

$8.03 ฿257

-92.90%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.20 LKR 372

$1.24 ฿39.74

-3.23%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.3K LKR 8.5M

$21.2K ฿676.6K

28.80%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$35.2K LKR 10.9M

$21.8K ฿695.5K

61.98%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$60.1 LKR 18.7K

$71.2 ฿2,277

-15.71%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$4.40 LKR 1,368

$14.09 ฿450

-68.77%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$14.98 LKR 4,654

$17.47 ฿559

-14.25%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.07 ฿1,345

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.88 ฿220

Cinema Ticket

$3.25 LKR 1,010

$5.94 ฿190

-45.29%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$36.10 LKR 11.2K

$307 ฿9,827

-88.26%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$435 LKR 135.1K

$14.8K ฿473.0K

-97.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.19 LKR 8,450

$55.7 ฿1,780

-51.16%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.11 LKR 5,939

$26.79 ฿856

-28.67%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$68.2 LKR 21.2K

$83.2 ฿2,661

-18.08%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.39 LKR 12.2K

$70.1 ฿2,241

-43.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$427 ฿13.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$237 ฿7,580

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$802 ฿25.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$503 ฿16.1K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,061 ฿65.9K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,533 ฿49.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$654 ฿20.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

140.00%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Badulla: March 1, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: March 1, 2026

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