Medan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1335
$1466
🏠 One person rent
$187
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.6
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$262
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
58
😀 Quality of life
44
39
🏙️ Population
2.11M
116K

The cost of living in Medan is 23% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8745th and 7383rd ($481 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 2nd in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6633rd and 7038th 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
$1.97
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.65
🥤 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
$174
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.02
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.8
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10763
$4137

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$560
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$645
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$490
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$714
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$701
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$810
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$585
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$532
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$536
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$604
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$543
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$570
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$398
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$669
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$772
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$542
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$682
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$940
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$485
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$792
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$631
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$429
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$467
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$580
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$425
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$498
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$502
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$582
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$546
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$296
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$275
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$273
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$333
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$310
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$287
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$244
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$316
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$302
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$314
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$306
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$383
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$346
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$306
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$300
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$295
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$339
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$360
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$304
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$294
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$306
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$325
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$258
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$430
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$311
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$354
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$533
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$344
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$315
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$346
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