Houston vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$178
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
58
😀 Quality of life
92
38
🏙️ Population
2.3M
116K

The cost of living in Houston is 357% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 1258th and 8719th ($2248 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 6th in the United States and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check the United States vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 82nd and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$517

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$1890
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$1838
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$2231
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$2004
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$1960
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$2211
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$2473
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$2194
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$2232
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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
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$306
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$289
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$280
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$370
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$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
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$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
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$289
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$324
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$316
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$394
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$368
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$310
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$306
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$338
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$340
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$352
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$330
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$298
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$287
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$350
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$243
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$433
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$325
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$308
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$578
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$304
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$329
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$337
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$1515