Kaohsiung vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$342
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
58
😀 Quality of life
83
38
🏙️ Population
2.73M
116K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 90% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6046th and 8719th ($932 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Taiwan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 389th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Kaohsiung Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515