Chicago vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$330
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
57
😀 Quality of life
97
49
🏙️ Population
2.75M
116K

The cost of living in Chicago is 347% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 394th and 7598th ($2799 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 2nd 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 16th and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$506

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$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
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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
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$382
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$351
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$286
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445