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

🙂 Solo nomad: Badulla is 24.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 58% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Badulla is 42.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 65.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.08 LKR 1,264

$4.51 ฿142

-9.53%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.71 LKR 7,648

$46.08 ฿1,449

-46.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.57 LKR 2,652

$8.78 ฿276

-2.39%

Cappuccino

$2.65 LKR 822

$3.09 ฿97.0

-14.24%

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

$0.72 LKR 224

$0.70 ฿21.97

2.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 LKR 124

$0.40 ฿12.46

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.31 LKR 716

$2.40 ฿75.5

-3.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.39 LKR 1,049

$3.68 ฿116

-7.88%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.62 LKR 502

$2.25 ฿70.6

-28.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 LKR 161

$1.87 ฿58.8

-72.19%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.73 LKR 227

$2.22 ฿69.8

-67.12%

Eggs

$2.23 LKR 691

$2.23 ฿70.1

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.12 LKR 4,370

$19.68 ฿619

-28.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.93 LKR 1,216

$3.66 ฿115

7.38%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.09 LKR 2,504

$13.09 ฿411

-38.20%

Apples (1kg)

$7.35 LKR 2,275

$3.38 ฿106

117.46%

Banana (1kg)

$1.08 LKR 333

$1.69 ฿53.3

-36.09%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.64 LKR 1,747

$2.33 ฿73.2

142.06%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.19 LKR 369

$1.98 ฿62.4

-39.90%

Potato (1kg)

$1.16 LKR 360

$1.55 ฿48.77

-25.16%

Onion (1kg)

$1.41 LKR 435

$1.51 ฿47.42

-6.62%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.14 LKR 354

$0.98 ฿30.84

16.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.61 LKR 188

$0.48 ฿15.01

27.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.03 LKR 3,105

$4.35 ฿137

130.57%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.78 LKR 4,267

$20.65 ฿649

-33.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.07 LKR 641

$1.77 ฿55.8

16.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.90 LKR 897

$2.75 ฿86.6

5.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.39 LKR 120

$3.11 ฿97.8

-87.46%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.33 LKR 101

$1.05 ฿32.96

-68.57%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.58 LKR 178

$13.72 ฿431

-95.77%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.21 LKR 375

$1.34 ฿42.16

-9.70%

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

$26.4K LKR 8.2M

$27.7K ฿869.6K

-4.69%

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

$34.2K LKR 10.6M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

1.84%

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

$60.7 LKR 18.8K

$122 ฿3,835

-50.25%

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

$4.31 LKR 1,335

$13.61 ฿428

-68.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$14.89 LKR 4,610

$18.49 ฿581

-19.47%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$3.39 LKR 1,048

$9.09 ฿286

-62.71%

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

$36.65 LKR 11.3K

$702 ฿22.1K

-94.78%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$439 LKR 136.0K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-97.25%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.12 LKR 8,395

$58.9 ฿1,851

-53.94%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.14 LKR 5,923

$34.41 ฿1,082

-44.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.5 LKR 21.8K

$113 ฿3,545

-37.48%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$38.77 LKR 12.0K

$84.7 ฿2,662

-54.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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