Maoming vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maoming	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$756	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1466
🏠 One person rent	$409	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$971	$244
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	58
😀 Quality of life	44	39
🏙️ Population	6.17M	116K

The cost of living in Maoming is 20% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6647th and 7383rd ($756 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 2nd in China and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check China vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Maoming ranked 136th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6657th and 7038th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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	Maoming	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.06	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.81	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$684	$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.4	$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6271	$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3451	$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.53	$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.63	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.76	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17434	$4137

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Colombo	$631
23 km or 14 mi	Gampaha	$429
36 km or 22 mi	Negombo	$467
49 km or 30 mi	Beruwala	$580
91 km or 57 mi	Kandy	$425
101 km or 63 mi	Galle	$498
126 km or 78 mi	Matara	$502
169 km or 105 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
235 km or 146 mi	Trincomalee	$546
287 km or 178 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
308 km or 192 mi	Nagercoil	$275
317 km or 197 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
377 km or 234 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
390 km or 242 mi	Madurai	$310
407 km or 253 mi	Varkala	$287
428 km or 266 mi	Kollam	$244
440 km or 274 mi	Dindigul	$316
442 km or 274 mi	Thanjavur	$302
457 km or 284 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
479 km or 297 mi	Kottayam	$306
525 km or 326 mi	Kochi	$383
526 km or 327 mi	Ernakulam	$346
540 km or 335 mi	Cuddalore	$306
542 km or 336 mi	Tiruppur	$300
550 km or 342 mi	Erode	$295
559 km or 348 mi	Coimbatore	$339
559 km or 348 mi	Pondicherry	$360
562 km or 349 mi	Salem	$304
573 km or 356 mi	Thrissur	$294
624 km or 388 mi	Malappuram	$306
664 km or 413 mi	Kozhikode	$325
676 km or 420 mi	Vellore	$258
689 km or 428 mi	Chennai	$430
700 km or 435 mi	Mysore	$311
706 km or 439 mi	Chittoor	$354
721 km or 448 mi	Bangalore	$533
745 km or 463 mi	Kannur	$344
753 km or 468 mi	Tirupati	$315
755 km or 469 mi	Madanapalle	$346
767 km or 476 mi	Hulhumale	$1651