Ashgabat vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$887
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
59
😀 Quality of life
48
52
🏙️ Population
1.03M
116K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 188% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 2849th and 7737th ($1806 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6881st and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Ashgabat Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$676
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$414
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$299
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$285
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$285
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$331
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$297
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$349
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$271
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$316
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$236
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$349
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$300
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$523
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$320
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$322
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$334
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1379