Dongguan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$259
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
59
😀 Quality of life
71
52
🏙️ Population
10.5M
116K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 6% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7469th and 7737th ($666 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 2nd in China and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check China vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 3662nd and 6552nd 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
$2.36
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$588

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$782
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$939
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$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
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$534
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$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
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$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$676
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$414
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$299
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$285
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$285
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$331
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$297
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$349
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$271
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$316
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$236
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$349
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$300
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$523
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$320
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$322
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$334
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1379