Amman vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$358
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
58
😀 Quality of life
69
41
🏙️ Population
4.01M
116K

The cost of living in Amman is 112% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5457th and 8721st ($981 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 3121st and 7108th 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
$7.28
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$2.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$451

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$679
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$602
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$625
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$1011
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$849
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$1948
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$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
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$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$465
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$406
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$507
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$409
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$345
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$469
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
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$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
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$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207