Al Ain vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$903
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
59
😀 Quality of life
84
52
🏙️ Population
767K
116K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 132% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4207th and 7737th ($1457 vs $627) 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 505th and 6552nd 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
$9.72
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$588

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$1373
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$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
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$1135
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$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
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$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
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$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
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$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
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$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
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$813
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$825
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$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$676
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$414
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$299
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$285
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$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
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$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
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$285
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$331
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$297
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$349
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$271
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$316
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$236
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
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$349
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$300
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$523
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$320
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$322
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$334
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$1379