Cost of Living Comparison Between Homagama and Ratnapura Cost of Living Comparison Between Homagama and Ratnapura

🙂 Solo nomad: Homagama is 22.6% cheaper than Ratnapura without rent, and 5.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Homagama is 7.2% cheaper than Ratnapura without rent, and 5.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Homagama
Ratnapura
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.08 LKR 1,218
$2.14 LKR 638
90.65%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$25.26 LKR 7,546
$10.03 LKR 2,997
151.84%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.32 LKR 2,485
$6.79 LKR 2,030
22.53%
Cappuccino
$2.76 LKR 824
$2.32 LKR 694
18.97%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.69 LKR 207
$0.8 LKR 240
-13.75%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.4 LKR 120
$0.48 LKR 143
-16.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.36 LKR 704
$2.14 LKR 638
10.28%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.27 LKR 978
$3.09 LKR 923
5.83%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Homagama
Ratnapura
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.32 LKR 396
$1.96 LKR 586
-32.65%
White Bread (500g)
$0.56 LKR 169
$0.82 LKR 244
-31.71%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.65 LKR 194
$0.67 LKR 199
-2.99%
Eggs
$2.06 LKR 615
$1.19 LKR 356
73.11%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$14.27 LKR 4,263
$16.64 LKR 4,972
-14.24%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4 LKR 1,195
$6.83 LKR 2,041
-41.43%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.97 LKR 2,381
$17.57 LKR 5,250
-54.64%
Apples (1kg)
$7.5 LKR 2,241
$4.6 LKR 1,374
63.04%
Banana (1kg)
$1.02 LKR 304
$0.76 LKR 228
34.21%
Oranges (1kg)
$5.68 LKR 1,699
$4.6 LKR 1,373
23.48%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.22 LKR 363
$1.09 LKR 326
11.93%
Potato (1kg)
$1.11 LKR 331
$1.17 LKR 350
-5.13%
Onion (1kg)
$1.02 LKR 306
$1.58 LKR 472
-35.44%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.15 LKR 344
$0.53 LKR 158
116.98%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 LKR 143
$0.52 LKR 155
-7.69%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$9.85 LKR 2,944
$14.66 LKR 4,381
-32.81%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.07 LKR 3,906
$13.56 LKR 4,052
-3.61%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2 LKR 598
$2.32 LKR 693
-13.79%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.36 LKR 707
$3.15 LKR 943
-25.08%
🚌 Getting Around
Homagama
Ratnapura
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.48 LKR 143
$0.41 LKR 123
17.07%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.42 LKR 124
$0.42 LKR 124
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.32 LKR 96.7
$0.5 LKR 148
-36.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$0.61 LKR 181
$0.32 LKR 95.3
90.62%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.24 LKR 371
$1.02 LKR 306
21.57%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$15.1K LKR 4.5M
$21.4K LKR 6.4M
-29.62%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.4K LKR 7M
$22.1K LKR 6.6M
5.92%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Homagama
Ratnapura
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$23.33 LKR 6,971
-
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.28 LKR 979
$2.28 LKR 681
43.86%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.07 LKR 4,504
$8.23 LKR 2,459
83.11%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Homagama
Ratnapura
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$6.6 LKR 1,972
$10.03 LKR 2,997
-34.20%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$3.34 LKR 998
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.3 LKR 987
$2.65 LKR 791
24.53%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Homagama
Ratnapura
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$37.53 LKR 11.2K
-
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$444 LKR 132.7K
-
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Homagama
Ratnapura
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$27.45 LKR 8,202
$11.61 LKR 3,468
136.43%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$13.47 LKR 4,024
$8.44 LKR 2,521
59.60%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$27.26 LKR 8,144
$94.5 LKR 28.2K
-71.16%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$30.6 LKR 9,144
$28.97 LKR 8,657
5.63%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Homagama
Ratnapura
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$111 LKR 33.1K
$83.6 LKR 25K
32.56%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$50.4 LKR 15.1K
$60.7 LKR 18.1K
-16.89%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$93.4 LKR 27.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Homagama
Ratnapura
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$166 LKR 49.5K
$186 LKR 55.6K
-10.86%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.45
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Last update for Homagama: October 29, 2025

Last update for Ratnapura: October 28, 2025

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