Chongqing vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$226
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
58
😀 Quality of life
72
38
🏙️ Population
32.1M
116K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 35% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7185th and 8719th ($662 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 6th in China and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check China vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1966th and 7186th 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
$3.96
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515