Karaj vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$396
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
59
😀 Quality of life
62
52
🏙️ Population
1.59M
116K

The cost of living in Karaj is 14% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7388th and 8000th ($684 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Iran and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Iran vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5635th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Karaj Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$683

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484

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