Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Colombo Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Colombo

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 37.3% more expensive than Colombo without rent, and 75.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 43.4% more expensive than Colombo without rent, and 107.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿148

$3.98 LKR 1,235

16.83%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,463

$25.32 LKR 7,864

82.11%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿277

$8.48 LKR 2,634

3.07%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿96.4

$2.73 LKR 847

11.36%

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

$0.72 ฿22.85

$0.74 LKR 229

-2.70%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.41

$0.37 LKR 115

5.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.4

$2.41 LKR 748

1.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$3.31 LKR 1,028

14.50%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿68.0

$1.70 LKR 528

25.88%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿59.0

$0.56 LKR 175

232.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.4

$0.83 LKR 257

163.86%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.2

$2.20 LKR 682

2.27%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿626

$14.25 LKR 4,426

38.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿120

$4.70 LKR 1,461

-19.36%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿430

$7.87 LKR 2,443

72.17%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿103

$7.49 LKR 2,327

-56.61%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.0

$1.11 LKR 345

50.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.9

$5.85 LKR 1,818

-59.15%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.4

$1.22 LKR 377

71.31%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.50

$1.10 LKR 341

39.09%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.89

$1.43 LKR 445

5.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.37

$1.14 LKR 355

-13.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.33

$0.60 LKR 188

-15.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿136

$10.23 LKR 3,177

-58.26%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿644

$12.67 LKR 3,935

60.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.8

$2.09 LKR 649

-14.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.8

$2.94 LKR 913

-5.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.54

$0.19 LKR 59.3

636.84%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿371

$4.94 LKR 1,533

136.84%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.7

$0.41 LKR 128

658.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.55

$0.35 LKR 110

182.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿436

$0.57 LKR 177

2308.77%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.84

$1.25 LKR 388

5.60%

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

$27.2K ฿863.9K

$26.6K LKR 8.3M

2.30%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$35.4K LKR 11.0M

-3.68%

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

$120 ฿3,819

$59.5 LKR 18.5K

102.49%

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

$13.93 ฿442

$4.46 LKR 1,385

212.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿581

$15.16 LKR 4,709

20.78%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,933

$14.28 LKR 4,434

326.68%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿547

$7.05 LKR 2,190

144.40%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿276

$3.38 LKR 1,049

157.69%

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

$698 ฿22.1K

$36.49 LKR 11.3K

1812.61%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿499.1K

$444 LKR 138.0K

3440.57%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,828

$27.90 LKR 8,666

106.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,086

$19.17 LKR 5,955

78.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,590

$68.8 LKR 21.4K

64.49%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,690

$38.47 LKR 11.9K

120.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.2K

$372 LKR 115.6K

62.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$177 LKR 54.9K

146.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.2K

$969 LKR 301.0K

112.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.5K

$360 LKR 111.8K

316.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.9K

$3,705 LKR 1.2M

14.78%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.8K

$1,248 LKR 387.7K

139.38%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.8K

$241 LKR 74.7K

119.96%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

16.45

-67.60%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Colombo: March 2, 2026

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