Phuket vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2965
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$484
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1625
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.4
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$167
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
58
😀 Quality of life
55
41
🏙️ Population
77.6K
116K

The cost of living in Phuket is 88% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6130th and 8721st ($870 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Thailand and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Thailand vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Phuket compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5986th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phuket Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3141
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2078
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.59
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$672
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13219
$451

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48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$465
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$406
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$507
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$409
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$345
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$469
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207