Dili vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$232
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$178
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
11
58
😀 Quality of life
30
38
🏙️ Population
222K
116K

The cost of living in Dili is 6% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8515th and 8719th ($521 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in East Timor and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check East Timor vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 8099th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Dili Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$512
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$511
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$511
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$533
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$509
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$516
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$535
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1756
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$601
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$524
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$515
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$534
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$380
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$465
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$466
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$577
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$532
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$467
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$463
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$892
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$530
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1121
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$638
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$522
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$620
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$592
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$488
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$503
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$518
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$495
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$558
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$388
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$427
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$512
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$505
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$470
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$487
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$507
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$560
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$434

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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