Baghdad vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$417
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$167
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
58
😀 Quality of life
51
41
🏙️ Population
6.96M
116K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 93% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6005th and 8721st ($894 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 6198th and 7108th 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
$4.94
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$451

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$751
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$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

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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
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207