Medan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$185
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
59
😀 Quality of life
48
52
🏙️ Population
2.11M
116K

The cost of living in Medan is 26% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8850th and 7737th ($461 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6907th and 6552nd 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
$1.73
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$588

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$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$676
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$414
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$299
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$285
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$285
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$331
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$297
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$349
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$271
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$316
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$236
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$349
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$300
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$523
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$320
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$322
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$334
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1379