Bangalore vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1466
🏠 One person rent	$219	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$244
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	74	58
😀 Quality of life	68	39
🏙️ Population	12.3M	116K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 15% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8398th and 7383rd ($533 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in India and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check India vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 3159th and 7038th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bangalore	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$4137

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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