Chennai vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$159
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
58
😀 Quality of life
66
38
🏙️ Population
6.6M
116K

The cost of living in Chennai is 12% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8907th and 8719th ($433 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 6th in India and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check India vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 4094th and 7186th 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
$1.8
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$517

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$324
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$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
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$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
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$291
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$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
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$351
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$334
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$325
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$320
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$355
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$340
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$382
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$289
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$321
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$274
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$373
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$312
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$279
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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
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$289
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$324
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$316
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$394
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$368
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$310
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$306
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$338
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$340
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$352
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$330
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$298
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$287
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$350
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$243
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$433
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$325
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$308
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$578
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$304
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$329
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$337
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$1515