Cologne vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
58
😀 Quality of life
97
38
🏙️ Population
1.08M
116K

The cost of living in Cologne is 277% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 2308th and 8719th ($1851 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 6th in Germany and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Germany vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 16th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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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