Chengdu vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$688
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1806
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$297
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1237
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
89
59
😀 Quality of life
76
52
🏙️ Population
20.9M
116K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 15% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7360th and 8000th ($688 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th 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 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1238th and 6555th 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
$2.83
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$707
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1941
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.82
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.33
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.8
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14789
$683

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$641
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$635
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$615
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$600
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$640
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$629
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$600
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$631
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$647
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$579
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$643
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$549
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$612
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$614
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$587
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$598
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$563
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$608
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$701
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$625
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$629
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$588
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$575
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$615
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$618
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$625
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$616
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$595
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$631
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$640
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$630
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$629
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$605
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$618
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$697
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$577
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$602
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$594

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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