Guangzhou vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$322
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
57
😀 Quality of life
75
49
🏙️ Population
18.7M
116K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 21% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6838th and 7598th ($758 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 2100th and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Guangzhou Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$506

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

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