Barcelona vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
58
😀 Quality of life
88
41
🏙️ Population
1.64M
116K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 284% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 2423rd and 8721st ($1773 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th 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 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 193rd and 7108th 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
$15.3
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$451

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$1995
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$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
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$1437

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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