Amman vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$384
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
59
😀 Quality of life
73
52
🏙️ Population
4.01M
116K

The cost of living in Amman is 73% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5330th and 8000th ($1032 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Jordan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 2337th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Amman Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$683

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$538
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$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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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