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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ratnapura is 29.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 56.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ratnapura is 34.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 64.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.14 LKR 638

$4.68 ฿151

-54.27%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.03 LKR 2,997

$46.4 ฿1,502

-78.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.79 LKR 2,030

$8.65 ฿280

-21.50%

Cappuccino

$2.32 LKR 694

$3.09 ฿100

-24.92%

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

$0.8 LKR 240

$0.73 ฿23.53

9.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.48 LKR 143

$0.37 ฿11.95

29.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.14 LKR 638

$2.39 ฿77.4

-10.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.09 LKR 923

$3.62 ฿117

-14.64%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.96 LKR 586

$2.24 ฿72.5

-12.50%

White Bread (500g)

$0.82 LKR 244

$1.8 ฿58.2

-54.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.67 LKR 199

$2.24 ฿72.3

-70.09%

Eggs

$1.19 LKR 356

$2.23 ฿72.1

-46.64%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.64 LKR 4,972

$19.31 ฿625

-13.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.83 LKR 2,041

$3.77 ฿122

81.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.57 LKR 5,250

$13.05 ฿422

34.64%

Apples (1kg)

$4.6 LKR 1,374

$3.28 ฿106

40.24%

Banana (1kg)

$0.76 LKR 228

$1.63 ฿52.6

-53.37%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.6 LKR 1,373

$2.4 ฿77.7

91.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.09 LKR 326

$1.99 ฿64.3

-45.23%

Potato (1kg)

$1.17 LKR 350

$1.53 ฿49.62

-23.53%

Onion (1kg)

$1.58 LKR 472

$1.49 ฿48.11

6.04%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.53 LKR 158

$1.02 ฿32.87

-48.04%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 LKR 155

$0.48 ฿15.61

8.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$14.66 LKR 4,381

$4.32 ฿140

239.35%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.56 LKR 4,052

$21.68 ฿702

-37.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.32 LKR 693

$1.77 ฿57.3

31.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.15 LKR 943

$2.79 ฿90.4

12.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.41 LKR 123

$1.35 ฿43.74

-69.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.42 LKR 124

$3.15 ฿102

-86.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.5 LKR 148

$1 ฿32.3

-50.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.32 LKR 95.3

$13.64 ฿442

-97.65%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.02 LKR 306

$1.3 ฿42.2

-21.54%

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

$21.4K LKR 6.4M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-21.67%

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

$22.1K LKR 6.6M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-34.71%

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

$123 ฿3,970

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

$2.28 LKR 681

$13.93 ฿451

-83.63%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.23 LKR 2,459

$18.24 ฿590

-54.88%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$10.03 LKR 2,997

$60.8 ฿1,966

-83.49%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$2.65 LKR 791

$9.07 ฿294

-70.78%

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

$694 ฿22.5K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.9K ฿514.4K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.61 LKR 3,468

$57.5 ฿1,861

-79.81%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$8.44 LKR 2,521

$34.51 ฿1,117

-75.54%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$94.5 LKR 28.2K

$115 ฿3,727

-17.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$28.97 LKR 8,657

$84.8 ฿2,743

-65.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$83.6 LKR 25K

$611 ฿19.8K

-86.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$60.7 LKR 18.1K

$442 ฿14.3K

-86.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,014 ฿65.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$93.4 LKR 27.9K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-93.60%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,244 ฿137.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$186 LKR 55.6K

$697 ฿22.5K

-73.30%

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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