Chittagong vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$362
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$956
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$105
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$259
$167
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
58
😀 Quality of life
49
41
🏙️ Population
2.58M
116K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 22% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 9049th and 8721st ($362 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chittagong compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6319th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Chittagong Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.27
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.02
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.34
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.24
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.4
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$50
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.9
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.94%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.11
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.79
$2.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.25
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.21
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.08
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.04
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.17
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.4
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.3
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1027
$451

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$656
283 km or 176 mi Jessore
$310
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$312
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$290
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$356
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$669
347 km or 215 mi Barasat
$357
348 km or 217 mi Madhyamgram
$346
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$361
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$364
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$348
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$355
353 km or 219 mi Imphal
$395
354 km or 220 mi Bhatpara
$347
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$338
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$346
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$349
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$351
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$341
358 km or 222 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
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$339
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$342
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$399
359 km or 223 mi Bally
$346
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$343
361 km or 224 mi Krishnanagar
$287
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$354
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$360
362 km or 225 mi Shantipur
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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
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$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
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$358
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$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
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$434
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$321
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$415
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$585
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$337
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$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
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$1207