Busan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$427
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
59
😀 Quality of life
91
52
🏙️ Population
3.45M
116K

The cost of living in Busan is 81% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5063rd and 8000th ($1084 vs $597) 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 2.2 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 120th and 6555th 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
$5.61
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$683

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$1014
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$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$582
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$418
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$479
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$477
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$538
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$522
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$260
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$342
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$291
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$243
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$290
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387