Karaj vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$1466
🏠 One person rent
$387
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
58
😀 Quality of life
55
39
🏙️ Population
1.59M
116K

The cost of living in Karaj is 17% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6734th and 7383rd ($736 vs $627) 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 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5911th and 7038th 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
$3.99
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$4137

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$631
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$429
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$580
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$425
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$498
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$502
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$582
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$546
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$273
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$333
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$310
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$287
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$244
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$316
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$302
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$306
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$383
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$346
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$300
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$295
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$339
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$360
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$304
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$294
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$306
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$325
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$258
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$311
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$354
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$533
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$344
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$315
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$346
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1651