Doha vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$167
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
58
😀 Quality of life
79
41
🏙️ Population
1.19M
116K

The cost of living in Doha is 305% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 2137th and 8721st ($1872 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Qatar and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Qatar vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 501st and 7108th 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
$7.62
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$451

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$1810
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$1285
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$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$465
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$406
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$507
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$409
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$345
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$469
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207