Bangkok vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1466
🏠 One person rent
$416
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
89
58
😀 Quality of life
74
39
🏙️ Population
5.68M
116K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 50% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5822nd and 7383rd ($941 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Thailand and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Thailand vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1221st and 7038th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$4137

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$717
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$753
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$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650

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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