Cost of Living Comparison Between Ratnapura and Tbilisi Cost of Living Comparison Between Ratnapura and Tbilisi

🙂 Solo nomad: Ratnapura is 26.4% cheaper than Tbilisi without rent, and 55.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ratnapura is 32.7% cheaper than Tbilisi without rent, and 54.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.14 LKR 638

$10.75 ₾29.26

-80.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.03 LKR 2,997

$43.26 ₾118

-76.81%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.79 LKR 2,030

$8.45 ₾22.99

-19.64%

Cappuccino

$2.32 LKR 694

$3.13 ₾8.5

-25.88%

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

$0.8 LKR 240

$0.76 ₾2.07

5.26%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.48 LKR 143

$0.45 ₾1.23

6.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.14 LKR 638

$2.14 ₾5.83

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.09 LKR 923

$2.95 ₾8.02

4.75%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.96 LKR 586

$1.89 ₾5.15

3.70%

White Bread (500g)

$0.82 LKR 244

$0.68 ₾1.86

20.59%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.67 LKR 199

$1.85 ₾5.03

-63.78%

Eggs

$1.19 LKR 356

$2.55 ₾6.95

-53.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.64 LKR 4,972

$7.79 ₾21.19

113.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.83 LKR 2,041

$6.5 ₾17.69

5.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.57 LKR 5,250

$9.64 ₾26.22

82.26%

Apples (1kg)

$4.6 LKR 1,374

$1.21 ₾3.28

280.17%

Banana (1kg)

$0.76 LKR 228

$1.59 ₾4.33

-52.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.6 LKR 1,373

$1.78 ₾4.85

158.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.09 LKR 326

$2.32 ₾6.3

-53.02%

Potato (1kg)

$1.17 LKR 350

$0.71 ₾1.94

64.79%

Onion (1kg)

$1.58 LKR 472

$0.68 ₾1.85

132.35%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.53 LKR 158

$1.24 ₾3.37

-57.26%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 LKR 155

$0.71 ₾1.92

-26.76%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$14.66 LKR 4,381

$2.93 ₾7.97

400.34%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.56 LKR 4,052

$7.34 ₾19.96

84.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.32 LKR 693

$1.55 ₾4.21

49.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.15 LKR 943

$2.23 ₾6.08

41.26%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.41 LKR 123

$0.36 ₾0.98

13.89%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$14.67 ₾39.91

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.42 LKR 124

$1.5 ₾4.07

-72.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.5 LKR 148

$0.72 ₾1.97

-30.56%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.32 LKR 95.3

$7.09 ₾19.3

-95.49%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.02 LKR 306

$1.14 ₾3.09

-10.53%

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

$21.4K LKR 6.4M

$18.4K ₾50.1K

16.45%

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

$22.1K LKR 6.6M

$20.4K ₾55.6K

8.30%

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

$74 ₾201

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

$2.28 LKR 681

$11.72 ₾31.89

-80.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.23 LKR 2,459

$17.76 ₾48.31

-53.66%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$10.03 LKR 2,997

$61.7 ₾168

-83.74%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.27 ₾44.26

Cinema Ticket

$2.65 LKR 791

$6.48 ₾17.62

-59.10%

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

$267 ₾727

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,107 ₾13.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.61 LKR 3,468

$77.4 ₾211

-85.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$8.44 LKR 2,521

$43.57 ₾119

-80.63%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$94.5 LKR 28.2K

$119 ₾325

-20.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$28.97 LKR 8,657

$112 ₾305

-74.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$83.6 LKR 25K

$696 ₾1,895

-87.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$60.7 LKR 18.1K

$468 ₾1,273

-87.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,351 ₾3,675

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$93.4 LKR 27.9K

$779 ₾2,119

-88.01%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,244 ₾6,104

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,354 ₾3,683

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$186 LKR 55.6K

$606 ₾1,650

-69.32%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.89

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

Last update for Ratnapura: October 28, 2025

Last update for Tbilisi: October 27, 2025

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