Bangkok vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$405
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
89
58
😀 Quality of life
75
41
🏙️ Population
5.68M
116K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 95% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5960th and 8721st ($902 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Thailand and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Thailand vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 1087th and 7108th 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
$2.64
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

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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