Kuwait City vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3690
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$725
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1524
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2222
$167
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
58
😀 Quality of life
73
41
🏙️ Population
2.99M
116K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 208% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 3697th and 8721st ($1424 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kuwait and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1759th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Kuwait City Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.22
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6427
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.54
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$120
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6644
$451

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$708
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$1256
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$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$465
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$406
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$507
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$409
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$345
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$469
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207