Bucharest vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$449
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
58
😀 Quality of life
77
41
🏙️ Population
1.72M
116K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 108% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5593rd and 8721st ($961 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Romania and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Romania vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 703rd and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Bucharest Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$2.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$451

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$846
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$817
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$868
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$619
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$702
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$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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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
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$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
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207