Birmingham vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
95
52
🏙️ Population
1.14M
116K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 269% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 1471st and 8000th ($2204 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.8 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 25th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$683

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$1838
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$1910
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$1885
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$1888
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$1756
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$2015
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$2158
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$1894
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$1876
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$1729
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$1870
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$1763
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$1627
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$1833
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$1777
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$1748
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$1887
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$1820
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$1710
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$1763
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$1535
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$1928
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$1917
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$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
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$467
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$582
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$418
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$479
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$477
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$538
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$522
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$278
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$261
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$260
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$342
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$342
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$291
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$243
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$290
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$275
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$297
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$268
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$372
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$329
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$294
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$330
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$274
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$313
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$322
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$283
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$335
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$259
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$315
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$232
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$409
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$332
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$302
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$507
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$312
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$306
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$320
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$1387