Chicago vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
59
😀 Quality of life
95
52
🏙️ Population
2.75M
116K

The cost of living in Chicago is 377% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 358th and 8000th ($2851 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 18th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$683

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$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$582
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$418
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$479
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$477
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$538
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$522
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$260
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$342
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$291
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$243
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$290
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387