Istanbul vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$587
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
58
😀 Quality of life
77
38
🏙️ Population
15.5M
116K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 129% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4816th and 8719th ($1125 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Turkey and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Turkey vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 790th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.29
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$3.27
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.66%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.27
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$626
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13982
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515