Manama vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$660
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
57
😀 Quality of life
77
49
🏙️ Population
298K
116K

The cost of living in Manama is 98% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4625th and 7598th ($1237 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1191st and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$506

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$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$646
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$530
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$270
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$253
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$310
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$382
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$351
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$286
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445