Chengdu vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1735
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$281
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.2
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
89
59
😀 Quality of life
75
52
🏙️ Population
20.9M
116K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 6% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7467th and 7737th ($666 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th 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 1.6 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 1710th and 6552nd 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
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3917
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.92
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13059
$588

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$625
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$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$676
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$414
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$299
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$285
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$285
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$331
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$297
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$349
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$271
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$316
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$236
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$349
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$300
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$523
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$320
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$322
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$334
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1379