Auckland vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2279
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5201
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$1304
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$2255
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$258
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3471
$167
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
58
😀 Quality of life
90
41
🏙️ Population
1.47M
116K

The cost of living in Auckland is 393% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 1099th and 8721st ($2279 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in New Zealand and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 119th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Auckland Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.62
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1215
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1143
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1960
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.3
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.09%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10101
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9272
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$130
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.47
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.6
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$863
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12822
$451

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$1960
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$1994
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$1885
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$1643
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$1701
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1388
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1754
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1200
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$1563
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1346
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1454
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1207
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1524
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1113
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1365
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1679
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1230
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1777
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1744
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1887
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$2220
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1500
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1579
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1800
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1842
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1664
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$1925
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1398
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$978
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$974
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$849
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$824
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$752
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1461

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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
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
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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