Dresden vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$755
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$330
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
57
😀 Quality of life
89
49
🏙️ Population
566K
116K

The cost of living in Dresden is 149% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 3768th and 7598th ($1555 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 2nd 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 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 263rd and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$506

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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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