Can Tho vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$1466
🏠 One person rent	$159	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$244
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	18	58
😀 Quality of life	32	39
🏙️ Population	1.25M	116K

The cost of living in Can Tho is 28% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8845th and 7383rd ($454 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd in Vietnam and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 7871st and 7038th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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	Can Tho	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.58	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$4137

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$512
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$514
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$526
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$494
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$721
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$596
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$507
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$577
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$634
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$644
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$677
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$573
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$535
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$781
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$777

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Colombo	$631
23 km or 14 mi	Gampaha	$429
36 km or 22 mi	Negombo	$467
49 km or 30 mi	Beruwala	$580
91 km or 57 mi	Kandy	$425
101 km or 63 mi	Galle	$498
126 km or 78 mi	Matara	$502
169 km or 105 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
235 km or 146 mi	Trincomalee	$546
287 km or 178 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
308 km or 192 mi	Nagercoil	$275
317 km or 197 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
377 km or 234 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
390 km or 242 mi	Madurai	$310
407 km or 253 mi	Varkala	$287
428 km or 266 mi	Kollam	$244
440 km or 274 mi	Dindigul	$316
442 km or 274 mi	Thanjavur	$302
457 km or 284 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
479 km or 297 mi	Kottayam	$306
525 km or 326 mi	Kochi	$383
526 km or 327 mi	Ernakulam	$346
540 km or 335 mi	Cuddalore	$306
542 km or 336 mi	Tiruppur	$300
550 km or 342 mi	Erode	$295
559 km or 348 mi	Coimbatore	$339
559 km or 348 mi	Pondicherry	$360
562 km or 349 mi	Salem	$304
573 km or 356 mi	Thrissur	$294
624 km or 388 mi	Malappuram	$306
664 km or 413 mi	Kozhikode	$325
676 km or 420 mi	Vellore	$258
689 km or 428 mi	Chennai	$430
700 km or 435 mi	Mysore	$311
706 km or 439 mi	Chittoor	$354
721 km or 448 mi	Bangalore	$533
745 km or 463 mi	Kannur	$344
753 km or 468 mi	Tirupati	$315
755 km or 469 mi	Madanapalle	$346
767 km or 476 mi	Hulhumale	$1651