Last update: Nov 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Kataragama and Ratnapura

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Kataragama

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

$508

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Ratnapura

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

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Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.87 LKR 1,286

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.70 LKR 8,214

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.34 LKR 2,440

Cappuccino

$2.43 LKR 807

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

$0.67 LKR 224

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 LKR 90.8

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.23 LKR 742

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.08 LKR 1,025

Milk (1 liter)

$1.57 LKR 522

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 LKR 187

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.76 LKR 253

Eggs

$1.63 LKR 544

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.08 LKR 5,015

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.89 LKR 1,627

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.66 LKR 2,547

Apples (1kg)

$6.54 LKR 2,174

Banana (1kg)

$0.83 LKR 276

Oranges (1kg)

$4.08 LKR 1,358

Tomato (1kg)

$1.31 LKR 437

Potato (1kg)

$1.08 LKR 360

Onion (1kg)

$0.83 LKR 276

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.24 LKR 414

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.45 LKR 150

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.29 LKR 3,422

Wine (Bottle)

$13.61 LKR 4,527

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.96 LKR 652

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 LKR 978

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.40 LKR 134

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 LKR 103

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.86 LKR 285

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 LKR 445

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

$43.6K LKR 14.5M

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

$45.6K LKR 15.2M

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

$56.8 LKR 18.9K

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

$4.15 LKR 1,380

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$20.61 LKR 6,857

Cinema Ticket

$4.50 LKR 1,495

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

$39.71 LKR 13.2K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$17.3K LKR 5.8M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.27 LKR 6,076

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.51 LKR 5,825

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.6 LKR 25.8K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$41.79 LKR 13.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.5

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

Last update for Kataragama: November 1, 2026

Last update for Ratnapura: October 31, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Groceries & Markets

Kataragama

$242 47.7%

Ratnapura

–

Eating Out

Kataragama

$103 20.3%

Ratnapura

–

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Kataragama

$82 16.1%

Ratnapura

–

Clothing & Footwear

Kataragama

$70 13.8%

Ratnapura

–

Sport & Entertainment

Kataragama

$9 * 1.8%

Ratnapura

–

Getting Around

Kataragama

$2 * 0.4%

Ratnapura

–

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know

🇱🇰 Kataragama

🇱🇰 Ratnapura

🕒 Local time

12:34 12:34 PM

Same time as Kataragama

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

20,000

52,100

💱 Currency

Sri Lankan Rupee LKR Rs

📈 Exchange rate

1,000 LKR = 3.01 USD

1,000 LKR = 2.67 EUR

1,000 LKR = 3.01 USD

1,000 LKR = 2.67 EUR

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