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

🙂 Solo nomad: Weligama is 38% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 41% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Weligama is 34.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 67.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.13 LKR 1,277

$4.51 ฿142

-8.43%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.51 LKR 4,181

$46.08 ฿1,449

-70.68%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.75 LKR 1,779

$8.78 ฿276

-34.51%

Cappuccino

$2.75 LKR 852

$3.09 ฿97.0

-11.00%

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

$0.74 LKR 228

$0.70 ฿21.97

5.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 LKR 124

$0.40 ฿12.46

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.36 LKR 729

$2.40 ฿75.5

-1.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.37 LKR 1,043

$3.68 ฿116

-8.42%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.69 LKR 522

$2.25 ฿70.6

-24.89%

White Bread (500g)

$0.32 LKR 97.6

$1.87 ฿58.8

-82.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.85 LKR 265

$2.22 ฿69.8

-61.71%

Eggs

$2.22 LKR 687

$2.23 ฿70.1

-0.45%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.36 LKR 4,443

$19.68 ฿619

-27.03%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.71 LKR 1,458

$3.66 ฿115

28.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.81 LKR 2,418

$13.09 ฿411

-40.34%

Apples (1kg)

$7.43 LKR 2,299

$3.38 ฿106

119.82%

Banana (1kg)

$0.76 LKR 235

$1.69 ฿53.3

-55.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.82 LKR 1,802

$2.33 ฿73.2

149.79%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.24 LKR 384

$1.98 ฿62.4

-37.37%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 LKR 344

$1.55 ฿48.77

-28.39%

Onion (1kg)

$0.45 LKR 140

$1.51 ฿47.42

-70.20%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.19 LKR 369

$0.98 ฿30.84

21.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.60 LKR 187

$0.48 ฿15.01

25.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.88 LKR 3,057

$4.35 ฿137

127.13%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.60 LKR 4,210

$20.65 ฿649

-34.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.09 LKR 647

$1.77 ฿55.8

18.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.83 LKR 877

$2.75 ฿86.6

2.91%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.38 LKR 118

$3.11 ฿97.8

-87.78%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.36 LKR 110

$1.05 ฿32.96

-65.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.58 LKR 179

$13.72 ฿431

-95.77%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.20 LKR 372

$1.34 ฿42.16

-10.45%

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

$26.9K LKR 8.3M

$27.7K ฿869.6K

-2.91%

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

$34.5K LKR 10.7M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

2.72%

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

$60.8 LKR 18.8K

$122 ฿3,835

-50.20%

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

$3.26 LKR 1,008

$13.61 ฿428

-76.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.37 LKR 4,756

$18.49 ฿581

-16.87%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$3.33 LKR 1,031

$9.09 ฿286

-63.37%

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

$37.48 LKR 11.6K

$702 ฿22.1K

-94.66%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$447 LKR 138.2K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-97.21%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$28.03 LKR 8,675

$58.9 ฿1,851

-52.39%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.58 LKR 6,059

$34.41 ฿1,082

-43.10%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$68.5 LKR 21.2K

$113 ฿3,545

-39.24%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.11 LKR 12.1K

$84.7 ฿2,662

-53.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$215 LKR 66.5K

$435 ฿13.7K

-50.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.45

5.33

208.63%

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

Last update for Weligama: January 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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