Beijing vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1016
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2879
$1466
🏠 One person rent
$575
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1275
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1443
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
58
😀 Quality of life
75
39
🏙️ Population
21.9M
116K

The cost of living in Beijing is 62% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5387th and 7383rd ($1016 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.4 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 989th and 7038th 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
$3.86
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$819
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1965
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14717
$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6695
$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.77
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.26
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.49
$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22456
$4137

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$716
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$729
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$756
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$644
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$649
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$687
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$680
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$472
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$665
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$702
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$592
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$711
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$679
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$655
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$550
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$584
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$642
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$635
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$618
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$581
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$533
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$544
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$564
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$524
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$642
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$638
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$703
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$590
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$638
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$616
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$624
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$600
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$620
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$815

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$631
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$429
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$580
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$425
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$498
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$502
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$582
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$546
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$273
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$333
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$310
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$287
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$244
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$316
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$302
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$306
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$383
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$346
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$300
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$295
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$339
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$360
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$304
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$294
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$306
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$325
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$258
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$311
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$354
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$533
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$344
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$315
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$346
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1651