Kyoto vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$482
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
58
😀 Quality of life
91
38
🏙️ Population
1.46M
116K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 146% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4577th and 8719th ($1210 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 108th and 7186th 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
$10.5
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073

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