Male vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$810
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
59
😀 Quality of life
64
52
🏙️ Population
133K
116K

The cost of living in Male is 121% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4490th and 8000th ($1321 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Maldives and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Maldives vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5278th and 6555th 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
$6.01
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$683

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$582
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$418
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$479
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$477
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$538
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$522
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$260
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$342
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$291
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$243
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$290
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387