Birmingham vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
58
😀 Quality of life
95
38
🏙️ Population
1.14M
116K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 316% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 1731st and 8719th ($2046 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 32nd and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$517

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4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515