Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Ratnapura and Galle

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Ratnapura

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

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Galle

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

$510

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Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.71 LKR 1,233

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.23 LKR 8,393

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.43 LKR 2,472

Cappuccino

$2.55 LKR 847

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

$0.73 LKR 242

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 LKR 83.2

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.17 LKR 720

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.98 LKR 992

Milk (1 liter)

$1.64 LKR 546

White Bread (500g)

$0.57 LKR 191

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.81 LKR 268

Eggs

$1.64 LKR 547

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.40 LKR 5,122

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.11 LKR 1,701

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.40 LKR 2,462

Apples (1kg)

$6.43 LKR 2,140

Banana (1kg)

$0.82 LKR 272

Oranges (1kg)

$4.22 LKR 1,404

Tomato (1kg)

$1.32 LKR 438

Potato (1kg)

$1.05 LKR 348

Onion (1kg)

$0.81 LKR 271

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.25 LKR 416

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.45 LKR 151

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.31 LKR 3,428

Wine (Bottle)

$13.53 LKR 4,500

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 LKR 648

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.85 LKR 948

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.16 LKR 52.5

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.29 LKR 95.8

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 LKR 104

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.87 LKR 290

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.33 LKR 441

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

$42.8K LKR 14.2M

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

$45.8K LKR 15.2M

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

$56.2 LKR 18.7K

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

$4.09 LKR 1,360

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.08 LKR 7,011

Cinema Ticket

$4.64 LKR 1,545

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

$39.64 LKR 13.2K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$17.3K LKR 5.8M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.17 LKR 6,042

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.46 LKR 5,809

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.7 LKR 25.8K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$42.00 LKR 14.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$316 LKR 105.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.5

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

Last update for Ratnapura: October 31, 2026

Last update for Galle: November 2, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Groceries & Markets

Ratnapura

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Galle

$244 47.8%

Eating Out

Ratnapura

–

Galle

$103 20.2%

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Ratnapura

–

Galle

$81 15.9%

Clothing & Footwear

Ratnapura

–

Galle

$70 13.7%

Sport & Entertainment

Ratnapura

–

Galle

$9.3 * 1.8%

Getting Around

Ratnapura

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Galle

$2.5 * 0.5%

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know

🇱🇰 Ratnapura

🇱🇰 Galle

🕒 Local time

15:15 3:15 PM

Same time as Ratnapura

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

52,100

100,000

💱 Currency

Sri Lankan Rupee LKR Rs

📈 Exchange rate

1,000 LKR = 3.01 USD

1,000 LKR = 2.68 EUR

1,000 LKR = 3.01 USD

1,000 LKR = 2.68 EUR

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