Alexandria vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$946
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$94.2
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$161
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$134
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
59
😀 Quality of life
57
52
🏙️ Population
5.36M
116K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 39% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 9023rd and 8000th ($366 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 0.4 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 6205th and 6555th 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
$4.32
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.4
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$221
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$115
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.1
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.66%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.12
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.82
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.94
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.51
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.2
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2067
$683

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$316
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$267
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$267
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$307
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$314
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$325
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$483
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$356
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$294
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$374
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$288
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$315
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$279
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$271
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$324
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$862
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2145
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1845
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$2133
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$2038
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2305
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$2060
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1782
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$264
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2354
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1810
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2288
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2283
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2201
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2541
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2555

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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
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$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
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$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
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387