Cost of Living Comparison Between Jaffna and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Jaffna and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Jaffna is 49.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 59.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Jaffna is 58.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 72.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿146

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,450

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.09 LKR 1,572

$8.74 ฿275

-41.76%

Cappuccino

$3.33 LKR 1,031

$3.04 ฿95.5

9.54%

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

$0.52 LKR 161

$0.72 ฿22.65

-27.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.32 LKR 98.4

$0.39 ฿12.30

-17.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.27 LKR 1,011

$2.44 ฿76.7

34.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.84 LKR 2,114

$3.79 ฿119

80.47%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.4

White Bread (500g)

$0.54 LKR 168

$1.86 ฿58.5

-70.97%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.72 LKR 221

$2.19 ฿68.8

-67.12%

Eggs

$1.62 LKR 502

$2.25 ฿70.6

-28.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.88 LKR 1,509

$19.73 ฿620

-75.27%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.46 LKR 1,069

$3.79 ฿119

-8.71%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.86 LKR 2,119

$13.55 ฿426

-49.37%

Apples (1kg)

$3.99 LKR 1,232

$3.25 ฿102

22.77%

Banana (1kg)

$0.56 LKR 174

$1.67 ฿52.6

-66.47%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.33 LKR 1,029

$2.39 ฿75.2

39.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.70 LKR 526

$2.09 ฿65.8

-18.66%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 LKR 345

$1.53 ฿48.07

-26.80%

Onion (1kg)

$0.74 LKR 229

$1.51 ฿47.47

-50.99%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 LKR 201

$0.99 ฿31.09

-34.34%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.43 LKR 134

$0.51 ฿16.19

-15.69%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.61 LKR 3,897

$4.27 ฿134

195.32%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.62 LKR 6,063

$20.31 ฿638

-3.40%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.78 LKR 860

$1.79 ฿56.3

55.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.0

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.35 LKR 107

$1.40 ฿44.15

-75.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$3.25 LKR 1,005

$11.70 ฿368

-72.22%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.52 LKR 160

$3.11 ฿97.8

-83.28%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.27

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿432

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 LKR 301

$1.32 ฿41.47

-26.52%

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

$27.2K ฿856.3K

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

$50.8K LKR 15.7M

$34.1K ฿1.1M

49.02%

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

$51.0 LKR 15.8K

$120 ฿3,785

-57.61%

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

$3.39 LKR 1,047

$13.93 ฿438

-75.66%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿576

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$6.60 LKR 2,038

$60.9 ฿1,916

-89.17%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿542

Cinema Ticket

$1.97 LKR 608

$8.71 ฿274

-77.38%

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

$698 ฿21.9K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿494.7K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$39.61 LKR 12.2K

$57.6 ฿1,812

-31.28%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,077

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,558

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,666

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$171 LKR 52.7K

$604 ฿19.0K

-71.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$150 LKR 46.4K

$436 ฿13.7K

-65.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$252 LKR 77.8K

$2,057 ฿64.7K

-87.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$220 LKR 68.1K

$1,498 ฿47.1K

-85.28%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿133.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.6K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

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

Last update for Jaffna: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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