Busan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$430
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
59
😀 Quality of life
92
52
🏙️ Population
3.45M
116K

The cost of living in Busan is 78% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5007th and 7737th ($1114 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in South Korea and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check South Korea vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 121st and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Busan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$588

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$946
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$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$676
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$414
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$299
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$285
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$285
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$331
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$297
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$349
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$271
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$316
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$236
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$349
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$300
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$523
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$320
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$322
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$334
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1379