Beijing vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$605
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
58
😀 Quality of life
78
41
🏙️ Population
21.9M
116K

The cost of living in Beijing is 130% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4887th and 8721st ($1065 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 7th in China and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check China vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 583rd and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Beijing Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$2.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$451

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$733
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$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

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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