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

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 40.3% more expensive than Colombo without rent, and 69.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 43.5% more expensive than Colombo without rent, and 111.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$3.98 LKR 1,233

13.32%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$25.16 LKR 7,788

83.15%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$8.58 LKR 2,657

2.33%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$2.77 LKR 856

11.55%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$0.72 LKR 223

-2.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.38 LKR 117

5.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.40 LKR 743

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.41 LKR 1,054

7.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.76 LKR 544

27.84%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$0.56 LKR 172

233.93%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$0.87 LKR 268

155.17%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.22 LKR 688

0.45%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$14.35 LKR 4,443

37.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$4.62 LKR 1,431

-20.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$7.88 LKR 2,439

66.12%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$7.50 LKR 2,322

-54.93%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$1.12 LKR 345

50.89%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$5.75 LKR 1,779

-59.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$1.24 LKR 384

59.68%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$1.16 LKR 360

33.62%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$1.43 LKR 442

5.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.15 LKR 356

-14.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.61 LKR 188

-21.31%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$9.97 LKR 3,085

-56.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$13.61 LKR 4,211

51.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$2.01 LKR 623

-11.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.95 LKR 913

-6.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.19 LKR 58.5

621.05%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$4.98 LKR 1,541

128.11%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$0.38 LKR 118

718.42%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$0.33 LKR 101

218.18%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$0.61 LKR 187

2149.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.25 LKR 387

7.20%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$26.6K LKR 8.2M

4.15%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$34.5K LKR 10.7M

-2.75%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$61.0 LKR 18.9K

100.00%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$4.32 LKR 1,336

215.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$15.23 LKR 4,715

21.41%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$14.40 LKR 4,458

328.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$7.40 LKR 2,291

125.68%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$3.28 LKR 1,014

177.13%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$36.88 LKR 11.4K

1804.58%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$446 LKR 138.2K

3482.03%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$27.58 LKR 8,536

113.49%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$19.46 LKR 6,024

76.82%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$69.9 LKR 21.6K

61.41%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$38.01 LKR 11.8K

122.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$370 LKR 114.6K

63.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$178 LKR 55.2K

144.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$966 LKR 298.8K

114.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$361 LKR 111.7K

308.15%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$3,841 LKR 1.2M

15.74%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$1,254 LKR 388.0K

138.35%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$234 LKR 72.5K

133.59%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Colombo: January 12, 2026

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