Male vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1284
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2919
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$835
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1638
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.8
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1041
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
58
😀 Quality of life
63
41
🏙️ Population
133K
116K

The cost of living in Male is 178% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4218th and 8721st ($1284 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Maldives and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Maldives vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 4858th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Male Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1667
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$106
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1990
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.3
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.12
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3438
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1207
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$295
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$255
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$465
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$406
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$507
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$409
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$345
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$469
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207