Kumamoto vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$363
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1610
$325
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
59
😀 Quality of life
75
52
🏙️ Population
738K
116K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 53% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5985th and 7737th ($957 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 651st and 2nd in Japan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Japan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kumamoto compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Kumamoto ranked 132nd best city to live in Japan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1814th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Kumamoto Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.57
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2125
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12557
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$896
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$893
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$899
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$896
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$898
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$895
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$894
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$893
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$890
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$899
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$887
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$897
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$886
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$902
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$894
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$862
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$904
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$843
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$859
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$820
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$907
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$906
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$903
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$856
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$907
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$904
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$852
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$889
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$897
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$881
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$910
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$909

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$676
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$414
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$299
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$285
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$285
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$331
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$297
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$349
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$271
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$316
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$236
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$349
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$300
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$523
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$320
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$322
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$334
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1379