Busan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$427
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
57
😀 Quality of life
92
49
🏙️ Population
3.45M
116K

The cost of living in Busan is 77% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4938th and 7598th ($1108 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 150th and 6744th 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
$6.02
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$506

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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