Beirut vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$549
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
57
😀 Quality of life
63
49
🏙️ Population
2.42M
116K

The cost of living in Beirut is 101% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4577th and 7598th ($1261 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5475th and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Beirut Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$506

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$930
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$822
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$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
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$1808
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$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

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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
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$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
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$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445