Birmingham vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$330
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
57
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
1.14M
116K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 242% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 1622nd and 7598th ($2137 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 48th and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$506

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$1940
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$1787
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$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
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$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
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$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
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$1901

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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
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$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
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445