Chengdu vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$635
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1647
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$252
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$917
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
57
😀 Quality of life
75
49
🏙️ Population
20.9M
116K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 1% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7530th and 7598th ($635 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th 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 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1800th and 6744th 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
$2.87
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3973
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.61
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11647
$506

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445