Cost of Living Comparison Between Homagama and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Homagama and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Homagama is 37.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 58.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Homagama is 34.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 67.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Homagama
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.05 LKR 1,253
$4.65 ฿146
-12.90%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$24.82 LKR 7,672
$46.11 ฿1,450
-46.17%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.22 LKR 2,540
$8.74 ฿275
-5.95%
Cappuccino
$2.72 LKR 842
$3.04 ฿95.5
-10.53%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.74 LKR 229
$0.72 ฿22.65
2.78%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.40 LKR 124
$0.39 ฿12.30
2.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.37 LKR 732
$2.44 ฿76.7
-2.87%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.41 LKR 1,052
$3.79 ฿119
-10.03%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Homagama
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.33 LKR 412
$2.14 ฿67.4
-37.85%
White Bread (500g)
$0.53 LKR 163
$1.86 ฿58.5
-71.51%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.64 LKR 199
$2.19 ฿68.8
-70.78%
Eggs
$1.96 LKR 607
$2.25 ฿70.6
-12.89%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.93 LKR 4,304
$19.73 ฿620
-29.40%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.04 LKR 1,249
$3.79 ฿119
6.60%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.97 LKR 2,464
$13.55 ฿426
-41.18%
Apples (1kg)
$7.26 LKR 2,245
$3.25 ฿102
123.38%
Banana (1kg)
$0.97 LKR 300
$1.67 ฿52.6
-41.92%
Oranges (1kg)
$5.69 LKR 1,757
$2.39 ฿75.2
138.08%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.21 LKR 375
$2.09 ฿65.8
-42.11%
Potato (1kg)
$1.16 LKR 359
$1.53 ฿48.07
-24.18%
Onion (1kg)
$0.98 LKR 304
$1.51 ฿47.47
-35.10%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.19 LKR 369
$0.99 ฿31.09
20.20%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.52 LKR 161
$0.51 ฿16.19
1.96%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$10.00 LKR 3,091
$4.27 ฿134
134.19%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.93 LKR 3,995
$20.31 ฿638
-36.34%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.96 LKR 607
$1.79 ฿56.3
9.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.36 LKR 728
$2.77 ฿87.0
-14.80%
🚌 Getting Around
Homagama
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.48 LKR 149
$1.40 ฿44.15
-65.71%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.70 ฿368
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.42 LKR 129
$3.11 ฿97.8
-86.50%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.36 LKR 110
$0.99 ฿31.27
-63.64%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$0.61 LKR 187
$13.73 ฿432
-95.56%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.20 LKR 372
$1.32 ฿41.47
-9.09%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$15.0K LKR 4.6M
$27.2K ฿856.3K
-45.06%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.4K LKR 7.2M
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-31.50%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Homagama
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$23.18 LKR 7,162
$120 ฿3,785
-80.75%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.44 LKR 1,063
$13.93 ฿438
-75.31%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.24 LKR 4,711
$18.31 ฿576
-16.77%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Homagama
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$6.84 LKR 2,115
$60.9 ฿1,916
-88.77%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$3.38 LKR 1,045
$17.23 ฿542
-80.38%
Cinema Ticket
$3.37 LKR 1,043
$8.71 ฿274
-61.31%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Homagama
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$36.18 LKR 11.2K
$698 ฿21.9K
-94.82%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$449 LKR 138.8K
$15.7K ฿494.7K
-97.15%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Homagama
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$27.48 LKR 8,493
$57.6 ฿1,812
-52.32%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$13.55 LKR 4,186
$34.24 ฿1,077
-60.43%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$27.18 LKR 8,400
$113 ฿3,558
-75.98%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$29.61 LKR 9,151
$84.8 ฿2,666
-65.09%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Homagama
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$110 LKR 34.1K
$604 ฿19.0K
-81.73%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$50.1 LKR 15.5K
$436 ฿13.7K
-88.52%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,057 ฿64.7K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,498 ฿47.1K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,252 ฿133.7K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,988 ฿93.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Homagama
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$158 LKR 48.8K
$529 ฿16.6K
-70.14%
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 Homagama: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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