Medina vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$663
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
23
59
😀 Quality of life
69
52
🏙️ Population
1.41M
116K

The cost of living in Medina is 86% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4849th and 7737th ($1168 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 4347th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Medina Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$588

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$931
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$1074
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$906
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$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
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$1013
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$865
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$1010

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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
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$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
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$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$285
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$331
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$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
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$430
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$349
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$300
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$523
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$320
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$322
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$334
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$1379