Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Ratnapura and Panadura

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Ratnapura

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

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Panadura

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

$512

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Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.86 LKR 1,285

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.93 LKR 8,292

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.50 LKR 2,496

Cappuccino

$2.53 LKR 841

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

$0.69 LKR 229

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 LKR 89.9

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.23 LKR 742

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.97 LKR 988

Milk (1 liter)

$1.64 LKR 546

White Bread (500g)

$0.57 LKR 190

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.77 LKR 256

Eggs

$1.69 LKR 561

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.46 LKR 5,141

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.07 LKR 1,686

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.49 LKR 2,493

Apples (1kg)

$6.47 LKR 2,153

Banana (1kg)

$0.83 LKR 277

Oranges (1kg)

$4.26 LKR 1,415

Tomato (1kg)

$1.34 LKR 445

Potato (1kg)

$1.08 LKR 360

Onion (1kg)

$0.83 LKR 277

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.21 LKR 404

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.46 LKR 152

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.40 LKR 3,458

Wine (Bottle)

$13.46 LKR 4,477

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.97 LKR 655

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.81 LKR 936

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.37 LKR 124

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 LKR 103

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.92 LKR 305

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 LKR 436

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

$43.4K LKR 14.4M

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

$45.3K LKR 15.1M

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

$56.9 LKR 18.9K

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

$4.19 LKR 1,393

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$20.90 LKR 6,951

Cinema Ticket

$4.55 LKR 1,512

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

$40.02 LKR 13.3K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$17.6K LKR 5.8M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.74 LKR 5,899

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.50 LKR 5,820

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.4 LKR 25.8K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$41.97 LKR 14.0K

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 Panadura: November 2, 2026

Monthly budget structure

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

Groceries & Markets

Ratnapura

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Panadura

$245 47.8%

Eating Out

Ratnapura

–

Panadura

$105 20.4%

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Ratnapura

–

Panadura

$82 16%

Clothing & Footwear

Ratnapura

–

Panadura

$70 13.6%

Sport & Entertainment

Ratnapura

–

Panadura

$9.1 * 1.8%

Getting Around

Ratnapura

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Panadura

$1.9 * 0.4%

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

Good to know

🇱🇰 Ratnapura

🇱🇰 Panadura

🕒 Local time

15:32 3:32 PM

Same time as Ratnapura

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

52,100

33,735

💱 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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