Ankara vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$439
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$178
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
58
😀 Quality of life
73
38
🏙️ Population
5.8M
116K

The cost of living in Ankara is 85% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6106th and 8719th ($907 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Turkey and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Turkey vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1608th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

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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