Baghdad vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$501
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$298
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
59
😀 Quality of life
60
52
🏙️ Population
8.13M
116K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 63% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5729th and 8000th ($976 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Iraq and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Iraq vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5887th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Baghdad Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$683

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$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

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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