Chicago vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
58
😀 Quality of life
96
38
🏙️ Population
2.75M
116K

The cost of living in Chicago is 442% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 483rd and 8719th ($2667 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 6th in the United States and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check the United States vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 20th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$517

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11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

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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
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515