Chennai vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$142
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
59
😀 Quality of life
65
52
🏙️ Population
6.6M
116K

The cost of living in Chennai is 32% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8947th and 8000th ($409 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in India and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check India vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5131st and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Chennai Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$683

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$290
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$297
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$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
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$274
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$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
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$265
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$330
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$328
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$317
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$290
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$332
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$280
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$342
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$313
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$359
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$255
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$281
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$247
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$327
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$271
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$250
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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
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$275
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$297
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$268
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$372
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$329
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$294
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$330
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$274
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$313
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$322
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$283
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$335
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$259
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$315
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$232
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$409
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$332
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$302
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$507
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$312
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$306
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$320
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$1387