Cost of Living Comparison Between Colombo and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Colombo and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Colombo is 27.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 43% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Colombo is 30.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 51.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.98 LKR 1,234

$4.65 ฿147

-14.41%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.32 LKR 7,856

$46.11 ฿1,454

-45.09%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.48 LKR 2,632

$8.74 ฿276

-2.97%

Cappuccino

$2.73 LKR 846

$3.04 ฿95.8

-10.20%

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

$0.74 LKR 229

$0.72 ฿22.72

2.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 LKR 115

$0.39 ฿12.34

-5.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.41 LKR 747

$2.44 ฿77.0

-1.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.31 LKR 1,027

$3.79 ฿120

-12.66%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.70 LKR 527

$2.14 ฿67.7

-20.56%

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 LKR 175

$1.86 ฿58.7

-69.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.83 LKR 257

$2.19 ฿69.0

-62.10%

Eggs

$2.20 LKR 682

$2.25 ฿70.8

-2.22%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.25 LKR 4,422

$19.73 ฿622

-27.77%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.70 LKR 1,459

$3.79 ฿119

24.01%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.87 LKR 2,441

$13.55 ฿427

-41.92%

Apples (1kg)

$7.49 LKR 2,324

$3.25 ฿102

130.46%

Banana (1kg)

$1.11 LKR 345

$1.67 ฿52.7

-33.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.85 LKR 1,816

$2.39 ฿75.5

144.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.22 LKR 377

$2.09 ฿66.0

-41.63%

Potato (1kg)

$1.10 LKR 341

$1.53 ฿48.22

-28.10%

Onion (1kg)

$1.43 LKR 444

$1.51 ฿47.62

-5.30%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.14 LKR 355

$0.99 ฿31.19

15.15%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.60 LKR 188

$0.51 ฿16.24

17.65%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.23 LKR 3,174

$4.27 ฿135

139.58%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.67 LKR 3,931

$20.31 ฿640

-37.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.09 LKR 648

$1.79 ฿56.5

16.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 LKR 913

$2.77 ฿87.3

6.14%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.19 LKR 59.3

$1.40 ฿44.29

-86.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$4.94 LKR 1,532

$11.70 ฿369

-57.78%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 LKR 128

$3.11 ฿98.1

-86.82%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 LKR 110

$0.99 ฿31.37

-64.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.57 LKR 177

$13.73 ฿433

-95.85%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 LKR 388

$1.32 ฿41.60

-5.30%

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

$26.6K LKR 8.3M

$27.2K ฿859.0K

-2.25%

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

$35.4K LKR 11.0M

$34.1K ฿1.1M

3.82%

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

$59.5 LKR 18.4K

$120 ฿3,797

-50.61%

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

$4.46 LKR 1,384

$13.93 ฿439

-67.98%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.16 LKR 4,704

$18.31 ฿577

-17.20%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.28 LKR 4,430

$60.9 ฿1,922

-76.56%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.05 LKR 2,188

$17.23 ฿544

-59.08%

Cinema Ticket

$3.38 LKR 1,048

$8.71 ฿275

-61.19%

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

$36.49 LKR 11.3K

$698 ฿22.0K

-94.77%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$444 LKR 137.9K

$15.7K ฿496.2K

-97.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.90 LKR 8,657

$57.6 ฿1,818

-51.60%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.17 LKR 5,949

$34.24 ฿1,080

-44.01%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$68.8 LKR 21.3K

$113 ฿3,569

-39.21%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$38.47 LKR 11.9K

$84.8 ฿2,675

-54.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$372 LKR 115.5K

$604 ฿19.0K

-38.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$177 LKR 54.8K

$436 ฿13.8K

-59.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 LKR 300.7K

$2,057 ฿64.9K

-52.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$360 LKR 111.7K

$1,498 ฿47.3K

-75.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,705 LKR 1.1M

$4,252 ฿134.1K

-12.88%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,248 LKR 387.3K

$2,988 ฿94.2K

-58.23%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$241 LKR 74.7K

$529 ฿16.7K

-54.54%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.45

5.33

208.63%

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

Last update for Colombo: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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