Guangzhou vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$354
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
74
52
🏙️ Population
18.7M
116K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 25% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6835th and 7737th ($782 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 2285th and 6552nd 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
$2.86
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$676
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$414
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$299
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$285
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$285
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$331
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$297
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$349
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$271
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$316
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$236
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$349
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$300
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$523
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$320
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$322
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$334
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1379