Chennai vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Chennai | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Chennai is 31% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8897th and 7383rd ($430 vs $627) 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 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 4021st and 7038th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| 305 km or 189 mi | Tiruchirappalli | |
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| 428 km or 266 mi | Adoni | |
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Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.4 km or 5.8 mi |  Colombo | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Gampaha | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Negombo | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Beruwala | |
| 91 km or 57 mi | Kandy | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | Galle | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Matara | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Anuradhapura | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Trincomalee | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Thoothukudi | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Nagercoil | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Tirunelveli | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Thiruvananthapuram | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Madurai | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | Varkala | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Kollam | |
| 440 km or 274 mi | Dindigul | |
| 442 km or 274 mi | Thanjavur | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Tiruchirappalli | |
| 479 km or 297 mi | Kottayam | |
| 525 km or 326 mi | Kochi | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Ernakulam | |
| 540 km or 335 mi | Cuddalore | |
| 542 km or 336 mi | Tiruppur | |
| 550 km or 342 mi | Erode | |
| 559 km or 348 mi | Coimbatore | |
| 559 km or 348 mi | Pondicherry | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Salem | |
| 573 km or 356 mi | Thrissur | |
| 624 km or 388 mi | Malappuram | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Kozhikode | |
| 676 km or 420 mi | Vellore | |
| 689 km or 428 mi | Chennai | |
| 700 km or 435 mi | Mysore | |
| 706 km or 439 mi | Chittoor | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Bangalore | |
| 745 km or 463 mi | Kannur | |
| 753 km or 468 mi | Tirupati | |
| 755 km or 469 mi | Madanapalle | |
| 767 km or 476 mi |  Hulhumale |