Dammam vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2457
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$458
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
40
57
😀 Quality of life
78
49
🏙️ Population
903K
116K

The cost of living in Dammam is 61% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5502nd and 7598th ($1008 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dammam compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1077th and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dammam Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.4
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.93
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.17
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8640
$506

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$908
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$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$646
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$530
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$270
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$253
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$310
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$382
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$351
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$286
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445