Abu Dhabi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4670
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$1489
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$2612
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2773
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
59
😀 Quality of life
85
52
🏙️ Population
1.57M
116K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 257% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 1650th and 8000th ($2133 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 424th and 6555th 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
$8.11
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1728
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3067
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4681
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8556
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.22
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.9
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14421
$683

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$1173
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$1355
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$2100
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$2015
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$797
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$1082
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1062
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
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$1218
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$1193
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$494
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$965
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1059
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$821
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$497
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$778
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$917
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$521
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$526
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$505
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$454
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$457
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$485
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$471
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$530
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$514
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$558
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$700
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$559
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$459
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1628
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$469

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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
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$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
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$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
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$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
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$312
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$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387