Jeddah vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$583
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
59
😀 Quality of life
76
52
🏙️ Population
4.7M
116K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 103% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4730th and 8000th ($1210 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 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 1324th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Jeddah Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$683

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661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
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$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
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$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
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$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
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$313
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$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
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$409
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$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
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$507
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$312
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$306
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$320
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$1387