Medan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$189
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
59
😀 Quality of life
47
52
🏙️ Population
2.11M
116K

The cost of living in Medan is 24% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8852nd and 8000th ($453 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th 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 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6943rd and 6555th 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
$1.64
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$683

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21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
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$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$582
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$418
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$479
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$477
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$538
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$522
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$260
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$342
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$291
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$243
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$290
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387