Kaohsiung vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$353
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
59
😀 Quality of life
88
52
🏙️ Population
2.71M
116K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 63% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5770th and 8000th ($971 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Taiwan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 281st and 6555th 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
$4.32
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$683

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42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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