Dubai vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$167
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
64
58
😀 Quality of life
88
41
🏙️ Population
3.33M
116K

The cost of living in Dubai is 382% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 1218th and 8721st ($2229 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 189th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Dubai Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$451

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$1936
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$758
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$787
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$1872
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$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
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$798
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$890
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$573
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$604
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$1375
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$1285
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$1327
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$544
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$959
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$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
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$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
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$672
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$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
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$822
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$575
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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
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$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
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$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
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$357
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$320
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$348
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$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
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$326
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$327
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$319
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$358
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$339
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$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
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$325
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$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
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$434
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$321
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$415
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$585
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$337
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$337
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$367
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$1207