Beirut vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$623
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
58
😀 Quality of life
62
41
🏙️ Population
2.42M
116K

The cost of living in Beirut is 159% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4447th and 8721st ($1195 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Lebanon and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5118th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$451

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$982
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$882
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$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
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$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

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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