Medina vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$391
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
20
58
😀 Quality of life
52
41
🏙️ Population
1.18M
116K

The cost of living in Medina is 93% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6017th and 8721st ($892 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 7th in Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Medina compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6150th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$451

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$996
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$860
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$1013
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$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
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$964

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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
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$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
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$585
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$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207