Cologne vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$967
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$167
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
58
😀 Quality of life
96
41
🏙️ Population
1.07M
116K

The cost of living in Cologne is 279% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 2484th and 8721st ($1752 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 7th 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 12th and 7108th 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
$12.9
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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