Guangzhou vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$342
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
77
52
🏙️ Population
18.7M
116K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 31% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6854th and 8000th ($785 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1149th and 6555th 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
$2.93
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$683

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19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$582
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$418
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$479
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$477
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$538
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$522
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$260
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$342
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$291
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$243
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$290
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387