Dongguan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$181
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
58
😀 Quality of life
71
41
🏙️ Population
10.5M
116K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 27% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7769th and 8721st ($589 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 7th in China and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check China vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 2370th and 7108th 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
$2.08
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$451

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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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