Phuket vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$555
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$512
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
59
😀 Quality of life
55
52
🏙️ Population
77.6K
116K

The cost of living in Phuket is 69% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5497th and 8000th ($1010 vs $597) 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 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6330th and 6555th 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
$5.76
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3728
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2603
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$565
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13979
$683

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$784
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$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$582
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$418
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$479
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$477
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$538
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$522
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$260
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$342
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$291
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$243
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$290
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387