Kyoto vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$1466
🏠 One person rent
$437
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1169
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1866
$244
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
58
😀 Quality of life
91
39
🏙️ Population
1.46M
116K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 83% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4641st and 7383rd ($1148 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th 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 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 112th and 7038th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Kyoto Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1602
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7056
$4137

Cost of living in other countries

KyotoSri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1027
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1014
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1087
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1039
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$998
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1136
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1100
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$988
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1142
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1059
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1302
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1065
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1008
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1001
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1056
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1045
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$979
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1062

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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