Cost of Living Comparison Between Badulla and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Badulla and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Badulla is 22.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 57.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Badulla is 38.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 64.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.05 LKR 1,210

$4.68 ฿151

-13.46%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.04 LKR 7,481

$46.4 ฿1,502

-46.03%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.52 LKR 2,545

$8.65 ฿280

-1.50%

Cappuccino

$2.61 LKR 781

$3.09 ฿100

-15.53%

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

$0.69 LKR 208

$0.73 ฿23.53

-5.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.4 LKR 121

$0.37 ฿11.95

8.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.36 LKR 707

$2.39 ฿77.4

-1.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.26 LKR 973

$3.62 ฿117

-9.94%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.68 LKR 502

$2.24 ฿72.5

-25.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.53 LKR 158

$1.8 ฿58.2

-70.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.68 LKR 203

$2.24 ฿72.3

-69.64%

Eggs

$2.11 LKR 630

$2.23 ฿72.1

-5.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.34 LKR 4,283

$19.31 ฿625

-25.74%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.92 LKR 1,171

$3.77 ฿122

3.98%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.26 LKR 2,469

$13.05 ฿422

-36.70%

Apples (1kg)

$7.7 LKR 2,299

$3.28 ฿106

134.76%

Banana (1kg)

$1.11 LKR 333

$1.63 ฿52.6

-31.90%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.68 LKR 1,697

$2.4 ฿77.7

136.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.2 LKR 357

$1.99 ฿64.3

-39.70%

Potato (1kg)

$1.15 LKR 343

$1.53 ฿49.62

-24.84%

Onion (1kg)

$1.35 LKR 403

$1.49 ฿48.11

-9.40%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.19 LKR 354

$1.02 ฿32.87

16.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 LKR 178

$0.48 ฿15.61

22.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.99 LKR 2,986

$4.32 ฿140

131.25%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.05 LKR 4,197

$21.68 ฿702

-35.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.11 LKR 631

$1.77 ฿57.3

19.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 LKR 892

$2.79 ฿90.4

7.17%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.35 ฿43.74

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.42 LKR 124

$3.15 ฿102

-86.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 LKR 105

$1 ฿32.3

-65.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.61 LKR 181

$13.64 ฿442

-95.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.26 LKR 377

$1.3 ฿42.2

-3.08%

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

$27.3K LKR 8.2M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-0.29%

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

$35.4K LKR 10.6M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

4.45%

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

$59.6 LKR 17.8K

$123 ฿3,970

-51.40%

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

$4.41 LKR 1,316

$13.93 ฿451

-68.34%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$14.94 LKR 4,464

$18.24 ฿590

-18.09%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.8 ฿1,966

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$3.26 LKR 975

$9.07 ฿294

-64.06%

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

$36.31 LKR 10.8K

$694 ฿22.5K

-94.77%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$433 LKR 129.3K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-97.28%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.78 LKR 8,299

$57.5 ฿1,861

-51.70%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.1 LKR 5,706

$34.51 ฿1,117

-44.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.1 LKR 21K

$115 ฿3,727

-39.09%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.2 LKR 11.7K

$84.8 ฿2,743

-53.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$611 ฿19.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$442 ฿14.3K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,014 ฿65.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,460 ฿47.2K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,244 ฿137.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$697 ฿22.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

125.14%

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

Last update for Badulla: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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