Jeddah vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1155
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$541
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2303
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
57
😀 Quality of life
79
49
🏙️ Population
4.7M
116K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 85% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4809th and 7598th ($1155 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 894th and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.34
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.1
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6703
$506

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$918
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$903
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$911
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$940
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$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$646
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$530
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$270
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$253
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$310
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$382
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$351
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$286
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
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$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445