Chicago vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$167
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
58
😀 Quality of life
96
41
🏙️ Population
2.75M
116K

The cost of living in Chicago is 465% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 505th and 8721st ($2613 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 7th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 16th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$2.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$451

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$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
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$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$465
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$406
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$507
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$409
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$345
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$469
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207