Dongguan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$263
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
57
😀 Quality of life
72
49
🏙️ Population
10.5M
116K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 6% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7341st and 7598th ($662 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 3389th and 6744th 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
$2.78
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$506

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$646
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$530
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$270
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$253
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$310
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$382
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$351
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$286
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445