Dammam vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2504
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$419
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$757
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$178
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
58
😀 Quality of life
73
38
🏙️ Population
903K
116K

The cost of living in Dammam is 101% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5777th and 8719th ($989 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 2.4 months in Dammam compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1641st and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Dammam Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.13
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8345
$517

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$870
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$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547

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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