Medan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$466
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$186
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$296
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
57
😀 Quality of life
62
49
🏙️ Population
2.11M
116K

The cost of living in Medan is 26% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8825th and 7598th ($466 vs $626) 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 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5663rd and 6744th 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
$1.81
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.9
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.61
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10637
$506

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$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$646
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$530
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$270
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$253
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$310
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$382
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$351
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$286
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445