Chongqing vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$205
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
59
😀 Quality of life
74
52
🏙️ Population
32.1M
116K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 4% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7933rd and 7737th ($601 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 2nd in China and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check China vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 2353rd and 6552nd 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
$2.89
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$588

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$581
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$608
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$612
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$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$676
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$414
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$299
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$285
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$285
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$331
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$297
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$349
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$271
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$316
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$236
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$349
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$300
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$523
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$320
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$322
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$334
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1379