Manama vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$765
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
59
😀 Quality of life
76
52
🏙️ Population
298K
116K

The cost of living in Manama is 124% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4453rd and 8000th ($1340 vs $597) 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 1.7 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 1297th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Manama Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$683

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$1218
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$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521

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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