Chongqing vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$292
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
58
😀 Quality of life
72
41
🏙️ Population
32.1M
116K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 54% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6733rd and 8721st ($712 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 7th in China and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check China vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 2233rd and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Chongqing Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$2.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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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