Baghdad vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$446
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$330
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
57
57
😀 Quality of life
58
49
🏙️ Population
8.13M
116K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 47% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6120th and 7598th ($918 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.5 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 6065th and 6744th 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
$3.8
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$506

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$646
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$530
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$270
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$253
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$310
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$382
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$351
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$286
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445