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

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 40.5% more expensive than Colombo without rent, and 75.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 43.3% more expensive than Colombo without rent, and 105.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.59 ฿147

$3.93 LKR 1,242

16.79%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.83 ฿1,501

$24.89 LKR 7,861

88.15%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.70 ฿279

$8.60 LKR 2,717

1.16%

Cappuccino

$2.92 ฿93.7

$2.63 LKR 831

11.03%

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

$0.68 ฿21.92

$0.69 LKR 219

-1.45%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.70

$0.40 LKR 127

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.51 ฿80.4

$2.27 LKR 718

10.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.80 ฿122

$3.38 LKR 1,067

12.43%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.16 ฿69.3

$1.77 LKR 560

22.03%

White Bread (500g)

$1.88 ฿60.3

$0.57 LKR 179

229.82%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.16 ฿69.2

$0.83 LKR 262

160.24%

Eggs

$2.22 ฿71.2

$2.12 LKR 669

4.72%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.57 ฿627

$13.85 LKR 4,375

41.30%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.80 ฿122

$4.64 LKR 1,464

-18.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.41 ฿430

$7.98 LKR 2,519

68.05%

Apples (1kg)

$3.26 ฿104

$7.39 LKR 2,333

-55.89%

Banana (1kg)

$1.61 ฿51.7

$1.12 LKR 354

43.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.31 ฿74.0

$5.65 LKR 1,785

-59.12%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.06 ฿66.0

$1.21 LKR 381

70.25%

Potato (1kg)

$1.61 ฿51.5

$1.15 LKR 362

40.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.44 ฿46.26

$1.41 LKR 444

2.13%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 ฿33.01

$1.18 LKR 374

-12.71%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.39

$0.61 LKR 191

-21.31%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.50 ฿144

$10.19 LKR 3,217

-55.84%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.18 ฿615

$12.87 LKR 4,065

49.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 ฿58.4

$2.08 LKR 656

-12.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 ฿86.2

$2.93 LKR 926

-8.19%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.38 ฿44.16

$0.19 LKR 58.7

626.32%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿377

$4.93 LKR 1,557

138.54%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.6

$0.38 LKR 121

718.42%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.00 ฿32.18

$0.35 LKR 112

185.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.74 ฿441

$0.61 LKR 194

2152.46%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.30 ฿41.61

$1.22 LKR 385

6.56%

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

$27.4K ฿877.0K

$26.8K LKR 8.5M

1.89%

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

$33.0K ฿1.1M

$34.6K LKR 10.9M

-4.63%

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

$125 ฿4,004

$60.1 LKR 19.0K

107.93%

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

$13.74 ฿440

$4.36 LKR 1,377

215.14%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.61 ฿597

$15.10 LKR 4,768

23.25%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.6 ฿1,941

$14.30 LKR 4,518

323.43%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.15 ฿550

$7.38 LKR 2,332

132.38%

Cinema Ticket

$9.01 ฿289

$3.34 LKR 1,054

169.76%

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

$698 ฿22.4K

$36.76 LKR 11.6K

1797.88%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K ฿516.5K

$445 LKR 140.7K

3517.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.2 ฿1,898

$27.84 LKR 8,792

112.68%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.86 ฿1,118

$19.75 LKR 6,238

76.51%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 ฿3,662

$68.3 LKR 21.6K

67.14%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$85.8 ฿2,751

$38.76 LKR 12.2K

121.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$619 ฿19.8K

$378 LKR 119.4K

63.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$437 ฿14.0K

$175 LKR 55.3K

149.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,075 ฿66.5K

$969 LKR 305.9K

114.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,509 ฿48.4K

$366 LKR 115.6K

312.19%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,764 ฿120.7K

$3,718 LKR 1.2M

1.23%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,694 ฿86.4K

$1,230 LKR 388.4K

119.01%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$528 ฿16.9K

$242 LKR 76.4K

118.34%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Colombo: April 13, 2026

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