Chengdu vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$251
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$178
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
58
😀 Quality of life
72
38
🏙️ Population
20.9M
116K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 34% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7209th and 8719th ($660 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 6th 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 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1933rd and 7186th 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
$2.91
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515