Guangzhou vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$333
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
58
😀 Quality of life
75
41
🏙️ Population
18.7M
116K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 61% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6607th and 8721st ($742 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 7th in China and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check China vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 955th and 7108th 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
$4.17
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
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
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$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
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207