Abu Dhabi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$178
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
58
😀 Quality of life
83
38
🏙️ Population
1.48M
116K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 267% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 2486th and 8719th ($1802 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in the United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 405th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Abu Dhabi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$517

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$1768
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$1232
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$1603
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$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515