Dammam vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dammam Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$1466
🏠 One person rent
$475
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2468
$244
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
40
58
😀 Quality of life
74
39
🏙️ Population
903K
116K

The cost of living in Dammam is 68% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5127th and 7383rd ($1056 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.3 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 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1259th and 7038th 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
$6.65
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.9
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.12
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.94
$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8339
$4137

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$1243
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$897
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1223
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$901
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1709
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1779
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$551
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$546
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$557
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1393
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1637
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$547
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$736
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$589
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$548
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$740
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$536
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$547
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$544
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$529
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$723
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$904
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2379
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1494
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2240
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$597
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$525
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$969
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$631
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$429
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$580
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$425
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$498
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$502
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$582
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$546
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$273
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$333
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$310
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$287
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$244
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$316
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$302
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$306
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$383
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$346
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$300
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$295
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$339
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$360
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$304
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$294
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$306
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$325
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$258
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$311
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$354
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$533
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$344
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$315
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$346
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1651