Bangkok vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$465
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
89
59
😀 Quality of life
73
52
🏙️ Population
5.68M
116K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 64% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5467th and 7737th ($1027 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 2647th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Bangkok Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$588

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$789
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$833
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$788
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$656
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$710
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$838
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$874
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$846
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$784
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$768
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$562
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$763
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$575
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$585
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$621
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$845
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$571
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$593
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$581
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$764
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$782
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1056
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$612
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$587
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$882
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$530
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$501
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$629
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$760
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$780
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$676
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$414
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$299
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$285
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$285
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$331
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$297
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$349
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$271
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$316
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$236
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$349
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$300
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$523
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$320
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$322
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$334
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1379