Kuwait City vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1437
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3460
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$686
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1204
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2078
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
59
😀 Quality of life
77
52
🏙️ Population
2.99M
116K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 141% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4191st and 8000th ($1437 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kuwait and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1006th and 6555th 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
$12.9
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6113
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2371
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.97
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$124
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9163
$683

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$708
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$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451

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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