Jerusalem vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Jerusalem Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2663
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6195
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$1533
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$2486
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$764
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4127
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
59
😀 Quality of life
86
52
🏙️ Population
936K
116K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 346% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 638th and 8000th ($2663 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Israel and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Israel vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 407th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Jerusalem vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Prices for goods and services in Jerusalem and Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Jerusalem Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.9
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.6
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.62
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1756
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3183
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1910
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$281
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18641
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9368
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.3
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.78
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.52
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.43
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.98
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.3
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.6
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.4
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$125
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$160
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1277
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30598
$683

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1205
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$977
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1149
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1994
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2465
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2201
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2466
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2354
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$1070
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2283
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$1020
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2288
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2305
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2873
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2430
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2379
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$538
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2347
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1933
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$2060
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1845

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$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
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$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
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387