Jerusalem vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2447
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5689
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$2480
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$674
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3017
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
57
😀 Quality of life
87
49
🏙️ Population
936K
116K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 291% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 950th and 7598th ($2447 vs $626) 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 351st and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Jerusalem Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.3
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.4
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.82
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.56
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1189
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2738
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2087
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.94%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14293
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9538
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.26
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.38
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.19
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.5
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.8
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$954
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23696
$506

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$987
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$1072
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
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$2100
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$837
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1998
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1021
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1732
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2347
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1947
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2142
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2064
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$915
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2303
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1937
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$807
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2040
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1993
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2937
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2290
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2153
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$548
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2108
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1855
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1879
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1850

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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
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445