Cost of Living Comparison Between Matale and Anuradhapura Cost of Living Comparison Between Matale and Anuradhapura

🙂 Solo nomad: Matale is 60.1% cheaper than Anuradhapura without rent, and 53.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Matale is 62.7% cheaper than Anuradhapura without rent, and 55.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.33 LKR 411

$3.95 LKR 1,223

-66.33%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.19 LKR 3,154

$25.35 LKR 7,848

-59.80%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.12 LKR 1,584

$8.52 LKR 2,636

-39.91%

Cappuccino

$2.74 LKR 850

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

$0.56 LKR 175

$0.73 LKR 226

-23.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.28 LKR 87.3

$0.38 LKR 116

-26.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 LKR 743

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.99 LKR 617

$3.32 LKR 1,028

-40.06%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.32 LKR 408

$1.78 LKR 551

-25.84%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 LKR 160

$0.53 LKR 163

-1.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.66 LKR 205

$0.81 LKR 251

-18.52%

Eggs

$2.48 LKR 767

$2.14 LKR 663

15.89%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.74 LKR 3,324

$14.07 LKR 4,354

-23.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.91 LKR 1,212

$4.75 LKR 1,471

-17.68%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.15 LKR 2,523

$8.07 LKR 2,499

0.99%

Apples (1kg)

$7.67 LKR 2,374

Banana (1kg)

$0.47 LKR 146

$1.07 LKR 332

-56.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.87 LKR 1,817

Tomato (1kg)

$1.21 LKR 374

Potato (1kg)

$1.10 LKR 342

Onion (1kg)

$0.49 LKR 152

$1.37 LKR 423

-64.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.18 LKR 366

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 LKR 173

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.93 LKR 3,075

Wine (Bottle)

$13.89 LKR 4,299

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.81 LKR 560

$1.99 LKR 616

-9.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.83 LKR 876

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.39 LKR 120

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.26 LKR 80.4

$0.33 LKR 101

-21.21%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.61 LKR 188

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 LKR 386

$1.26 LKR 389

-0.79%

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

$26.7K LKR 8.3M

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

$34.9K LKR 10.8M

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

$26.73 LKR 8,274

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

$3.31 LKR 1,024

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.05 LKR 4,658

Cinema Ticket

$3.31 LKR 1,026

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

$36.62 LKR 11.3K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$449 LKR 139.1K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.26 LKR 8,127

$27.86 LKR 8,624

-5.74%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.58 LKR 6,059

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69.2 LKR 21.4K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$11.53 LKR 3,569

$38.16 LKR 11.8K

-69.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$60.0 LKR 18.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$85.1 LKR 26.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$147 LKR 45.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.45

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

Last update for Matale: January 11, 2026

Last update for Anuradhapura: January 13, 2026

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