Dresden vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$729
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
58
😀 Quality of life
89
38
🏙️ Population
563K
116K

The cost of living in Dresden is 197% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 3857th and 8719th ($1462 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 6th in Germany and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Germany vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 203rd and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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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