Chennai vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$159
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
57
😀 Quality of life
65
49
🏙️ Population
6.6M
116K

The cost of living in Chennai is 30% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8898th and 7598th ($437 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5272nd and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$506

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$304
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$300
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$341
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$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
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$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
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$277
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$347
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$339
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$345
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$310
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$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
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$347
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$326
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$383
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$266
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$301
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$265
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$353
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$291
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$266
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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$646
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$530
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$270
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$253
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$310
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
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$300
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$300
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$382
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$351
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$300
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$347
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$286
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$326
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$327
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$295
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$356
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$286
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$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
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$437
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$346
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$291
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$524
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$317
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$327
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$327
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$1445