Chengdu vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$636
$636
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1698
$1450
🏠 One person rent
$248
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$467
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$14.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$901
$332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
58
😀 Quality of life
74
46
🏙️ Population
20.9M
116K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 0% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7554th and 7550th ($636 vs $636) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 1st 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 7th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1884th and 6707th 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
$2.84
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.6
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$327
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$28.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.22%
15.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3950
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2101
$585
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.58
$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$8.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.59
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$26.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$68.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$39.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12935
$494

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38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$568
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$552
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$592
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$585
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$557
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$583
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$543
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$532
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$558
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$580
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$553
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$550
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$538
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$647
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$582
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$579
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$527
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$536
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$584
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$569
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$574
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$605
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$544
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$571
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$609
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$589
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$611
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$584
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$594
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$670
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$575
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$584
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$553
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$572

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$622
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$427
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$468
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$586
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$420
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$513
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$482
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$527
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$307
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$285
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$274
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$329
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$371
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$262
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$322
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$307
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$312
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$304
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$395
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$376
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$315
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$352
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$322
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$341
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$343
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$313
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$367
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$298
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$330
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$439
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$311
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$296
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$534
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$325
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$330
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$331
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1386