Cost of Living Comparison Between Ratnapura and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Ratnapura and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Ratnapura is 26.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 58.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ratnapura is 33.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 64.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.17 LKR 674

$4.65 ฿149

-53.33%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.86 LKR 3,063

$46.11 ฿1,474

-78.62%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.52 LKR 2,026

$8.74 ฿279

-25.40%

Cappuccino

$2.32 LKR 721

$3.04 ฿97.1

-23.68%

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

$0.82 LKR 254

$0.72 ฿23.03

13.89%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.49 LKR 152

$0.39 ฿12.50

25.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.20 LKR 685

$2.44 ฿78.0

-9.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.04 LKR 945

$3.79 ฿121

-19.79%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.99 LKR 619

$2.14 ฿68.6

-7.01%

White Bread (500g)

$0.87 LKR 271

$1.86 ฿59.5

-53.23%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.68 LKR 211

$2.19 ฿69.9

-68.95%

Eggs

$1.19 LKR 371

$2.25 ฿71.8

-47.11%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.30 LKR 5,066

$19.73 ฿631

-17.38%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.87 LKR 2,134

$3.79 ฿121

81.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.49 LKR 5,435

$13.55 ฿433

29.08%

Apples (1kg)

$4.73 LKR 1,469

$3.25 ฿104

45.54%

Banana (1kg)

$0.77 LKR 238

$1.67 ฿53.4

-53.89%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.80 LKR 1,491

$2.39 ฿76.5

100.84%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.04 LKR 323

$2.09 ฿66.9

-50.24%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 LKR 344

$1.53 ฿48.88

-27.45%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 LKR 469

$1.51 ฿48.27

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.57 LKR 176

$0.99 ฿31.62

-42.42%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 LKR 163

$0.51 ฿16.46

1.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$14.35 LKR 4,460

$4.27 ฿137

236.07%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.41 LKR 4,166

$20.31 ฿649

-33.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.22 LKR 690

$1.79 ฿57.3

24.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.11 LKR 965

$2.77 ฿88.5

12.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.39 LKR 120

$1.40 ฿44.89

-72.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿374

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.38 LKR 120

$3.11 ฿99.4

-87.78%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.52 LKR 163

$0.99 ฿31.80

-47.47%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.34 LKR 106

$13.73 ฿439

-97.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.04 LKR 323

$1.32 ฿42.17

-21.21%

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

$21.7K LKR 6.7M

$27.2K ฿870.7K

-20.34%

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

$21.3K LKR 6.6M

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-37.57%

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

$120 ฿3,849

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

$2.30 LKR 716

$13.93 ฿445

-83.49%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.90 LKR 2,455

$18.31 ฿585

-56.85%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$10.14 LKR 3,150

$60.9 ฿1,948

-83.36%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿551

Cinema Ticket

$2.70 LKR 839

$8.71 ฿278

-69.00%

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

$698 ฿22.3K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿503.0K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.93 LKR 3,706

$57.6 ฿1,843

-79.30%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$8.30 LKR 2,579

$34.24 ฿1,095

-75.76%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$92.7 LKR 28.8K

$113 ฿3,618

-18.12%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$28.76 LKR 8,935

$84.8 ฿2,711

-66.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$84.3 LKR 26.2K

$604 ฿19.3K

-86.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$61.0 LKR 19.0K

$436 ฿13.9K

-86.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.8K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$94.5 LKR 29.4K

$1,498 ฿47.9K

-93.69%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.9K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$177 LKR 55.1K

$529 ฿16.9K

-66.50%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

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

Last update for Ratnapura: March 3, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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