Amman vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$383
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
58
😀 Quality of life
68
38
🏙️ Population
4.01M
116K

The cost of living in Amman is 104% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5667th and 8719th ($1004 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Jordan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Jordan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 3456th and 7186th 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
$7.7
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$517

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$692
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$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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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