Chengdu vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$242
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$167
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
58
😀 Quality of life
73
41
🏙️ Population
20.9M
116K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 39% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7269th and 8721st ($643 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 7th in China and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check China vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1633rd and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Chengdu Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.62
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$451

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38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$465
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$406
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$507
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$409
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$345
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$469
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207