Changhua vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2345
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$344
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1603
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
59
😀 Quality of life
70
52
🏙️ Population
220K
116K

The cost of living in Changhua is 46% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6404th and 8000th ($874 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 12th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 3879th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Changhua Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.65
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.29%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6888
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5883
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.16
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.73
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$65
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17992
$683

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16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$942
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$868
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$687
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$904
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$921
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$889
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$989
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$938
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1123
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$792
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1248
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$844
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$971
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$979
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$643
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$673
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$648
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$892
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$729
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$702
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$672
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1039
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$689
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$705
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$640
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$612
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$474
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$717
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$473
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$774
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$682
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$600
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$617
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$687
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1042
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$686
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$677
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$684

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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