Alexandria vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$103
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
59
😀 Quality of life
56
52
🏙️ Population
5.36M
116K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 36% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8976th and 7737th ($400 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Egypt and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Egypt vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6248th and 6552nd 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
$4.25
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$588

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$282
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$294
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$343
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$361
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$335
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$343
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$351
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$443
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$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
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$2702
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$2449
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$2451

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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
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$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
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1379