Brisbane vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$325
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
59
😀 Quality of life
98
52
🏙️ Population
2.71M
116K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 262% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 1349th and 7737th ($2269 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Australia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Australia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 3rd and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Brisbane Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$588

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$676
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$414
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$609
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$299
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$285
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$387
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$306
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$344
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$285
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$331
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$430
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