Bucharest vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$525
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
57
😀 Quality of life
81
49
🏙️ Population
1.72M
116K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 78% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4913th and 7598th ($1116 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Romania and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Romania vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 646th and 6744th 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
$11.7
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$506

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$970
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$910
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$885
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$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
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$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$646
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$530
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$270
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$253
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$310
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$382
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$351
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$286
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445