Beirut vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$598
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
74
59
😀 Quality of life
62
52
🏙️ Population
2.42M
116K

The cost of living in Beirut is 116% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4463rd and 7737th ($1353 vs $627) 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 5682nd and 6552nd 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
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$588

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$676
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$675
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$1929
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$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
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$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
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$740
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$2136
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$449
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$2207

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$676
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$414
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
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$299
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$285
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$303
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$299
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$387
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$350
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$306
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$344
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$285
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$331
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$327
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$297
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$349
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$271
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$316
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$236
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$430
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$349
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$300
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$523
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$320
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$322
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$334
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$1379