Almaty vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$531
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
59
😀 Quality of life
70
52
🏙️ Population
2.23M
116K

The cost of living in Almaty is 70% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5468th and 8000th ($1014 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 3901st and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Almaty Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$683

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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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