Medan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$200
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
58
😀 Quality of life
45
41
🏙️ Population
2.11M
116K

The cost of living in Medan is 8% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8502nd and 8721st ($500 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 7th 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 6617th and 7108th 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
$2.34
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$451

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$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

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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