Ashgabat vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$836
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
58
😀 Quality of life
30
41
🏙️ Population
828K
116K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 263% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 2737th and 8721st ($1679 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Turkmenistan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 8379th and 7108th 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
$31.6
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$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
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207