Mecca vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$394
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1784
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
58
😀 Quality of life
54
41
🏙️ Population
1.68M
116K

The cost of living in Mecca is 123% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5103rd and 8721st ($1032 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th 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 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Mecca ranked 8th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6051st and 7108th 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
$6.11
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.4
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1443
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1095
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.89
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.32
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$127
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.3
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4708
$451

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$1100
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$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490

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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
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207