Manama vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3148
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$807
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2188
$167
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
58
😀 Quality of life
70
41
🏙️ Population
157K
116K

The cost of living in Manama is 197% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 3950th and 8721st ($1375 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Bahrain and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 3031st and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.12
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$5.68
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2294
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$2.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.2
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10676
$451

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$1327
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$1285
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$959
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$1005
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$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604

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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