Busan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$380
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
58
😀 Quality of life
91
41
🏙️ Population
3.45M
116K

The cost of living in Busan is 123% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5114th and 8721st ($1029 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 7th 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 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 108th and 7108th 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
$5.65
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$2.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$451

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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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