Baku vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$320
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
58
😀 Quality of life
59
38
🏙️ Population
2.3M
116K

The cost of living in Baku is 58% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6540th and 8719th ($776 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5306th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Baku Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515