Medan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$204
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
58
😀 Quality of life
43
38
🏙️ Population
2.11M
116K

The cost of living in Medan is 6% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8536th and 8719th ($519 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 6th in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6659th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Medan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$517

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$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

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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