Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Ratnapura and Kalmunai

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Ratnapura

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

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Kalmunai

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

$512

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Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.90 LKR 1,298

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.74 LKR 8,225

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.35 LKR 2,443

Cappuccino

$2.49 LKR 827

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

$0.72 LKR 239

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 LKR 82.9

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.19 LKR 727

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 LKR 972

Milk (1 liter)

$1.57 LKR 521

White Bread (500g)

$0.57 LKR 188

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.76 LKR 254

Eggs

$1.71 LKR 568

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.45 LKR 5,139

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.07 LKR 1,687

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.67 LKR 2,551

Apples (1kg)

$6.62 LKR 2,201

Banana (1kg)

$0.81 LKR 271

Oranges (1kg)

$4.32 LKR 1,438

Tomato (1kg)

$1.32 LKR 440

Potato (1kg)

$1.09 LKR 361

Onion (1kg)

$0.82 LKR 272

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.21 LKR 404

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.46 LKR 153

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.13 LKR 3,367

Wine (Bottle)

$13.45 LKR 4,471

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.91 LKR 634

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 LKR 978

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 LKR 135

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.33 LKR 110

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.91 LKR 304

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.33 LKR 442

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

$43.7K LKR 14.5M

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

$46.3K LKR 15.4M

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

$57.5 LKR 19.1K

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

$4.29 LKR 1,427

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$20.56 LKR 6,836

Cinema Ticket

$4.45 LKR 1,478

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

$40.92 LKR 13.6K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$17.0K LKR 5.7M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.70 LKR 5,886

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.18 LKR 5,712

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$78.6 LKR 26.1K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$41.74 LKR 13.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$150 LKR 49.9K

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 Kalmunai: November 2, 2026

Monthly budget structure

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

Groceries & Markets

Ratnapura

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Kalmunai

$245 47.9%

Eating Out

Ratnapura

–

Kalmunai

$104 20.3%

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Ratnapura

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Kalmunai

$82 16.1%

Clothing & Footwear

Ratnapura

–

Kalmunai

$70 13.6%

Sport & Entertainment

Ratnapura

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Kalmunai

$8.9 * 1.7%

Getting Around

Ratnapura

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Kalmunai

$2.1 * 0.4%

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

Good to know

🇱🇰 Ratnapura

🇱🇰 Kalmunai

🕒 Local time

20:13 8:13 PM

Same time as Ratnapura

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

52,100

25,000

💱 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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