Cost of Living Comparison Between Weligama and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Weligama and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Weligama is 40.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 41.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Weligama is 44.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 66.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Weligama
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4 LKR 1,194
$4.68 ฿151
-14.53%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$13.38 LKR 3,997
$46.4 ฿1,502
-71.16%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.99 LKR 1,789
$8.65 ฿280
-30.75%
Cappuccino
$2.68 LKR 801
$3.09 ฿100
-13.27%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 LKR 216
$0.73 ฿23.53
-1.37%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.41 LKR 122
$0.37 ฿11.95
10.81%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.38 LKR 712
$2.39 ฿77.4
-0.42%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.39 LKR 1,012
$3.62 ฿117
-6.35%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Weligama
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.62 LKR 484
$2.24 ฿72.5
-27.68%
White Bread (500g)
$0.32 LKR 95.3
$1.8 ฿58.2
-82.22%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.82 LKR 244
$2.24 ฿72.3
-63.39%
Eggs
$2.19 LKR 655
$2.23 ฿72.1
-1.79%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$14.24 LKR 4,253
$19.31 ฿625
-26.26%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.77 LKR 1,426
$3.77 ฿122
26.53%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.07 LKR 2,412
$13.05 ฿422
-38.16%
Apples (1kg)
$7.35 LKR 2,195
$3.28 ฿106
124.09%
Banana (1kg)
$0.8 LKR 238
$1.63 ฿52.6
-50.92%
Oranges (1kg)
$5.9 LKR 1,762
$2.4 ฿77.7
145.83%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.26 LKR 377
$1.99 ฿64.3
-36.68%
Potato (1kg)
$1.1 LKR 328
$1.53 ฿49.62
-28.10%
Onion (1kg)
$0.48 LKR 145
$1.49 ฿48.11
-67.79%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.19 LKR 356
$1.02 ฿32.87
16.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.57 LKR 170
$0.48 ฿15.61
18.75%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$10.24 LKR 3,059
$4.32 ฿140
137.04%
Wine (Bottle)
$14.03 LKR 4,193
$21.68 ฿702
-35.29%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.07 LKR 619
$1.77 ฿57.3
16.95%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.85 LKR 851
$2.79 ฿90.4
2.15%
🚌 Getting Around
Weligama
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.35 ฿43.74
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.41 LKR 123
$3.15 ฿102
-86.98%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.33 LKR 97.9
$1 ฿32.3
-67.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$0.58 LKR 172
$13.64 ฿442
-95.75%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.22 LKR 364
$1.3 ฿42.2
-6.15%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.7K LKR 8M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-2.35%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.7K LKR 10.4M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
2.41%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Weligama
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$59.7 LKR 17.9K
$123 ฿3,970
-51.30%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.32 LKR 992
$13.93 ฿451
-76.17%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$14.92 LKR 4,458
$18.24 ฿590
-18.20%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Weligama
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$60.8 ฿1,966
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.27 LKR 976
$9.07 ฿294
-63.95%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Weligama
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$37.24 LKR 11.1K
$694 ฿22.5K
-94.64%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$441 LKR 131.7K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-97.23%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Weligama
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$27.37 LKR 8,177
$57.5 ฿1,861
-52.41%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.2 LKR 5,738
$34.51 ฿1,117
-44.36%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$68.8 LKR 20.6K
$115 ฿3,727
-40.26%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$38.42 LKR 11.5K
$84.8 ฿2,743
-54.68%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Weligama
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$611 ฿19.8K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$215 LKR 64.3K
$442 ฿14.3K
-51.32%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Weligama
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$697 ฿22.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.45
5.33
208.63%

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Last update for Weligama: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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