Doha vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
59
😀 Quality of life
83
52
🏙️ Population
1.19M
116K

The cost of living in Doha is 252% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 1744th and 8000th ($2100 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Qatar and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Qatar vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 513th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Doha Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$683

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$778
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$1170
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$494
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$454
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$457
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$1455
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$497
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$1355
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$471
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$1173
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$505
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$1628
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$1247
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$620
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$485
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$1437
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$459
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$703
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$469
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$521
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$493
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$708
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$683
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$381
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$467
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$582
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$418
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$479
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$477
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$538
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$522
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$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
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$260
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$342
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$342
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$291
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$243
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$290
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$275
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$297
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$268
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$372
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$329
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$294
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$330
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$274
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$313
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$322
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$283
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$335
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$259
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$315
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$232
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$409
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$332
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$302
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$507
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$306
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$320
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