Dresden vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$696
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
58
😀 Quality of life
88
41
🏙️ Population
555K
116K

The cost of living in Dresden is 204% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 3786th and 8721st ($1406 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 7th 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 31st best city to live in Germany vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 190th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Dresden Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$451

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$1347
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$1351
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$1329
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$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
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$1303

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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