Medina vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$659
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$298
😷 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 95% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4843rd and 8000th ($1164 vs $597) 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 4103rd and 6555th 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
$5.45
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$683

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$738
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$834
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$938
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$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
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$1077

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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
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$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