Cologne vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$325
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
59
😀 Quality of life
96
52
🏙️ Population
1.09M
116K

The cost of living in Cologne is 217% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 2067th and 7737th ($1990 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd 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 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 15th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Cologne Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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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
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$320
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$322
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$334
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1379