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

🙂 Solo nomad: Colombo is 29.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 40.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Colombo is 29.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 51.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.11 LKR 1,229

$4.68 ฿151

-12.18%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.76 LKR 7,397

$46.4 ฿1,502

-46.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.23 LKR 2,458

$8.65 ฿280

-4.86%

Cappuccino

$2.66 LKR 794

$3.09 ฿100

-13.92%

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

$0.73 LKR 217

$0.73 ฿23.53

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 LKR 112

$0.37 ฿11.95

2.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.38 LKR 713

$2.39 ฿77.4

-0.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.28 LKR 981

$3.62 ฿117

-9.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.77 LKR 528

$2.24 ฿72.5

-20.98%

White Bread (500g)

$0.53 LKR 158

$1.8 ฿58.2

-70.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.85 LKR 255

$2.24 ฿72.3

-62.05%

Eggs

$2.12 LKR 633

$2.23 ฿72.1

-4.93%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.9 LKR 4,154

$19.31 ฿625

-28.02%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.78 LKR 1,427

$3.77 ฿122

26.79%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.12 LKR 2,425

$13.05 ฿422

-37.78%

Apples (1kg)

$7.6 LKR 2,270

$3.28 ฿106

131.71%

Banana (1kg)

$1.12 LKR 335

$1.63 ฿52.6

-31.29%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.75 LKR 1,719

$2.4 ฿77.7

139.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.2 LKR 358

$1.99 ฿64.3

-39.70%

Potato (1kg)

$1.1 LKR 328

$1.53 ฿49.62

-28.10%

Onion (1kg)

$1.42 LKR 425

$1.49 ฿48.11

-4.70%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.18 LKR 353

$1.02 ฿32.87

15.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 LKR 168

$0.48 ฿15.61

16.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10 LKR 2,987

$4.32 ฿140

131.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.18 LKR 4,237

$21.68 ฿702

-34.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.04 LKR 609

$1.77 ฿57.3

15.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.83 LKR 845

$2.79 ฿90.4

1.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.17 LKR 50.7

$1.35 ฿43.74

-87.41%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$4.98 LKR 1,489

$11.76 ฿380

-57.65%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.42 LKR 125

$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)

$1.2 LKR 357

$1.3 ฿42.2

-7.69%

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

$27.3K LKR 8.1M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-0.33%

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

$35.4K LKR 10.6M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

4.41%

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

$60.7 LKR 18.1K

$123 ฿3,970

-50.55%

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

$4.24 LKR 1,268

$13.93 ฿451

-69.56%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.18 LKR 4,535

$18.24 ฿590

-16.78%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.36 LKR 4,291

$60.8 ฿1,966

-76.36%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.45 LKR 2,227

$17.11 ฿554

-56.46%

Cinema Ticket

$3.33 LKR 996

$9.07 ฿294

-63.29%

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

$36.28 LKR 10.8K

$694 ฿22.5K

-94.77%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$449 LKR 134.2K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-97.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.95 LKR 8,350

$57.5 ฿1,861

-51.40%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.77 LKR 5,908

$34.51 ฿1,117

-42.71%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$68.3 LKR 20.4K

$115 ฿3,727

-40.70%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$38.3 LKR 11.4K

$84.8 ฿2,743

-54.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$373 LKR 111.4K

$611 ฿19.8K

-39.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$173 LKR 51.8K

$442 ฿14.3K

-60.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$943 LKR 281.9K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-53.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$357 LKR 106.7K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-75.54%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,329 LKR 695.8K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-45.12%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,336 LKR 399.2K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-53.71%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$235 LKR 70.3K

$697 ฿22.5K

-66.23%

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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