Al Ain vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$900
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
59
😀 Quality of life
82
52
🏙️ Population
767K
116K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 144% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4139th and 8000th ($1455 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 562nd and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Al Ain Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$683

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$1355
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$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
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$1193
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$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
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$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
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$1218
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$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
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$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
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$717
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$816
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$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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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
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$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
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$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
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$259
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$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
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$507
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$312
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$306
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$320
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$1387