Mecca vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$438
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$224
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1083
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
59
😀 Quality of life
57
52
🏙️ Population
2.43M
116K

The cost of living in Mecca is 73% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5338th and 8000th ($1031 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Mecca compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6151st and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Mecca Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.49
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1617
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.13
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.59
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4518
$683

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1210
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$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497

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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