Barcelona vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$178
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
58
😀 Quality of life
88
38
🏙️ Population
1.66M
116K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 284% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 2198th and 8719th ($1887 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Spain and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Spain vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 238th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Barcelona Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$517

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$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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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