Medina vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$673
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
57
😀 Quality of life
70
49
🏙️ Population
1.41M
116K

The cost of living in Medina is 89% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4743rd and 7598th ($1182 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 4114th and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$506

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$825
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$862
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$967
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$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
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$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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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
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$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