Birmingham vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$167
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
58
😀 Quality of life
93
41
🏙️ Population
1.14M
116K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 334% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 1780th and 8721st ($2004 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 7th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 58th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Birmingham Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$2.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$451

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$1817
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$1680
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$1733
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$1723
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$1716
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$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
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$1727
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$2320
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$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
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$1751
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$1675
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$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
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$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
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$1497
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$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
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$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
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$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
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$1966
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$1673

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$465
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$406
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$507
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$409
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$345
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$469
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$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
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$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
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$320
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$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
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$326
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$327
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$319
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$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
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$325
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$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
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$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
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$585
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$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
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$1207