Alexandria vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
58
😀 Quality of life
48
38
🏙️ Population
4.87M
116K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 37% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 9207th and 8719th ($310 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 6th in Egypt and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Egypt vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6328th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Alexandria Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$1.41
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$517

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$299
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$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
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$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
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$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
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$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
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$2154

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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