Changhua vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$914
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$365
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1621
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
57
😀 Quality of life
67
49
🏙️ Population
225K
116K

The cost of living in Changhua is 46% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6149th and 7598th ($914 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Taiwan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 4895th and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.95
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.6
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.24%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7132
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.4
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.7
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$416
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18881
$506

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$1006
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$894
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$894
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$695
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$914
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$993
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$868
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$942
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$894
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1135
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$802
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1313
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$854
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1030
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$615
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$634
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$621
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$901
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$707
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$681
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$628
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1078
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$671
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$697
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$616
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$454
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$700
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$451
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$753
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$669
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$579
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$600
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1079
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$696
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$666
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$650

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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
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$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445