Beirut vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$555
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
58
😀 Quality of life
61
38
🏙️ Population
2.42M
116K

The cost of living in Beirut is 137% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4691st and 8719th ($1165 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Lebanon and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 4996th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$517

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13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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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