London vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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London Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3740
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8537
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$2516
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$4294
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$631
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$412
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3678
$325
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
59
😀 Quality of life
96
52
🏙️ Population
8.8M
116K

The cost of living in London is 496% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 20th and 7737th ($3740 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 12th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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London Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.5
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$98
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.2
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.94
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2958
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2140
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4865
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3773
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.75%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$20369
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10989
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.62
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.9
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.71
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.79
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.6
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.87
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.5
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.9
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2594
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30567
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3038
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2564
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2419
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2417
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2406
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2395
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2382
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2661
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2336
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2426
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2490
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2227
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2271
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2345
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2675
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2152
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2259
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2321
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2567
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2276
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2260
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2846
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2265
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2188
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2622
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2385
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2262
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2485
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1860
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2191
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2215
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2223
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2212
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2576
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2111
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2377
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2472
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2199

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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