Beijing vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$589
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$1040
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$98
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$658
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
57
😀 Quality of life
73
49
🏙️ Population
21.9M
116K

The cost of living in Beijing is 64% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5355th and 7598th ($1029 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in China and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check China vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 2546th and 6744th 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
$4.24
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$850
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14720
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6180
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.61
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.4
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22823
$506

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$707
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$724
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$750
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$642
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$654
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$601
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$550
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$629
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$741

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$646
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$530
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$270
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$253
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$310
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$382
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$351
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$286
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445