Ashgabat vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$968
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
59
😀 Quality of life
43
52
🏙️ Population
1.03M
116K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 218% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 2383rd and 8000th ($1898 vs $597) 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 0.1 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 7430th and 6555th 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
$31.1
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$683

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$582
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$418
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$479
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$477
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$538
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$522
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$260
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$342
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$291
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$243
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$290
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387