Mecca vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$350
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1656
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
58
😀 Quality of life
53
38
🏙️ Population
2.43M
116K

The cost of living in Mecca is 91% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6019th and 8719th ($940 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th 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 1.8 months in Mecca compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6051st and 7186th 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
$5.18
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.82
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.53
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$363
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515