Dongguan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$257
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
58
😀 Quality of life
69
38
🏙️ Population
10.5M
116K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 38% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7055th and 8719th ($678 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 6th in China and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check China vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 3115th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Dongguan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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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