Jerusalem vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1948
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4581
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1998
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2599
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
58
😀 Quality of life
85
41
🏙️ Population
936K
116K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 321% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 1907th and 8721st ($1948 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 7th in Israel and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Israel vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 276th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jerusalem Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.88
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$3.82
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1338
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$906
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2415
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1678
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13221
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9303
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$2.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.6
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.5
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10218
$451

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$737
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$1752
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$802
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$1583
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$2068
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$1701
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1900
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$1912
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
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$1779
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1826
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$849
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2113
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1871
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2149
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1873
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$679
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1850
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1678
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1687
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$1499

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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
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$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
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$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
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$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207