Changsha vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$211
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$298
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
59
😀 Quality of life
72
52
🏙️ Population
10M
116K

The cost of living in Changsha is 4% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7795th and 8000th ($622 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 2nd in China and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check China vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 2894th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Changsha Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$683

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40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

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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