Phuket vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2500
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$544
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.8
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$944
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
57
😀 Quality of life
57
49
🏙️ Population
77.6K
116K

The cost of living in Phuket is 62% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5469th and 7598th ($1014 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Thailand and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Thailand vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6129th and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Phuket Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1073
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4256
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2916
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$612
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14328
$506

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$773
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$854
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$807
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$593
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$756
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$592
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$592
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$741
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$509
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$653
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$754
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$701
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$449
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$552
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$386
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$657
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$466
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$460
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$553
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$654
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$724
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$787
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$812
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$704
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$681
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$763
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$708
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$779
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$646
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$530
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$270
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$253
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$310
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$382
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$351
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$286
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445