Kumamoto vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$391
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$178
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
58
58
😀 Quality of life
70
38
🏙️ Population
738K
116K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 97% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5889th and 8719th ($970 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 6th in Japan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Japan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kumamoto compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Kumamoto ranked 352nd best city to live in Japan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 2570th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumamoto Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$933
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$936
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$935
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$938
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$938
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$937
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$940
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$942
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$946
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$936
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$938
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$950
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$932
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$951
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$971
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$932
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$980
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$979
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$1039
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$922
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$938
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$1003
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$1014
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$998
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$955
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$950
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$964
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$1007
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$1002
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$964
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$982
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$995
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$961
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$919

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