Manila vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$781
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$384
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$47
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
58
😀 Quality of life
65
41
🏙️ Population
1.85M
116K

The cost of living in Manila is 69% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6438th and 8721st ($781 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th in the Philippines and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 4458th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manila Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.53%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4033
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2881
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14747
$451

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$673
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$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$738
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$491
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$817
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$860
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$519
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$550
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$640
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$682
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$592
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$590
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$568
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$534
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$681
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$496
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$523
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$577
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$497
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$441
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$511
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$610
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$619
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$540
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$584
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$483
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$596
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$529
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$522
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$419
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$660
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$476
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$490
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$614
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$519
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$371

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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
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$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
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$585
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$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207