London vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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London Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3427
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8384
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$2251
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$4328
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$393
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4627
$178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
58
😀 Quality of life
99
38
🏙️ Population
8.8M
116K

The cost of living in London is 597% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 37th and 8719th ($3427 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.4 months in London compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 2nd and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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London Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.8
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.7
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2586
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1894
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5526
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3635
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$275
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.35%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17558
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10692
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.73
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.54
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.1
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.92
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.94
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.6
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$142
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$99
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2404
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25830
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3054
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2624
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2353
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2322
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2372
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2268
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2248
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2381
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2255
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2245
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2491
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2184
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2173
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2202
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2589
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2328
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2106
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2363
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2179
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2228
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2630
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2157
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2020
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2451
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2159
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2040
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2310
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1963
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2033
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2202
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2152
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2053
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2033
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2041
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2028
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2477
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2055

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