Baghdad vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1466
🏠 One person rent
$423
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$244
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
60
58
😀 Quality of life
54
39
🏙️ Population
8.13M
116K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 44% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6020th and 7383rd ($904 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5970th and 7038th 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
$5.16
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$4137

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$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$631
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$429
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$580
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$425
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$498
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$502
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$582
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$546
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$273
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$333
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$310
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$287
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$244
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$316
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$302
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$306
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$383
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$346
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$300
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$295
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$339
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$360
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$304
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$294
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$306
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$325
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$258
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$311
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$354
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$533
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$344
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$315
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$346
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1651