Damascus vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$225
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
25
58
😀 Quality of life
36
41
🏙️ Population
2.5M
116K

The cost of living in Damascus is 26% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7822nd and 8721st ($583 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Syria and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Syria vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 7665th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Damascus Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

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