Cost of Living Comparison Between Matale and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Matale and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Matale is 72.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 81.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Matale is 76.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 84.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.33 LKR 411

$4.51 ฿142

-70.51%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.19 LKR 3,154

$46.08 ฿1,449

-77.89%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.12 LKR 1,584

$8.78 ฿276

-41.69%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

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

$0.56 LKR 175

$0.70 ฿21.97

-20.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.28 LKR 87.3

$0.40 ฿12.46

-30.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.99 LKR 617

$3.68 ฿116

-45.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.32 LKR 408

$2.25 ฿70.6

-41.33%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 LKR 160

$1.87 ฿58.8

-72.19%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.66 LKR 205

$2.22 ฿69.8

-70.27%

Eggs

$2.48 LKR 767

$2.23 ฿70.1

11.21%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.74 LKR 3,324

$19.68 ฿619

-45.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.91 LKR 1,212

$3.66 ฿115

6.83%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.15 LKR 2,523

$13.09 ฿411

-37.74%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

Banana (1kg)

$0.47 LKR 146

$1.69 ฿53.3

-72.19%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

Onion (1kg)

$0.49 LKR 152

$1.51 ฿47.42

-67.55%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.81 LKR 560

$1.77 ฿55.8

2.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.26 LKR 80.4

$1.05 ฿32.96

-75.24%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 LKR 386

$1.34 ฿42.16

-6.72%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

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

$122 ฿3,835

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

$13.61 ฿428

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

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

$702 ฿22.1K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.26 LKR 8,127

$58.9 ฿1,851

-55.40%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$11.53 LKR 3,569

$84.7 ฿2,662

-86.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$60.0 LKR 18.6K

$435 ฿13.7K

-86.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$85.1 LKR 26.3K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-94.22%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$147 LKR 45.5K

$547 ฿17.2K

-73.13%

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 Matale: January 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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