Budapest vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$589
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$178
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
58
😀 Quality of life
80
38
🏙️ Population
1.69M
116K

The cost of living in Budapest is 141% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4643rd and 8719th ($1185 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Hungary and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Hungary vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 551st and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Budapest Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

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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