Melbourne vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
58
😀 Quality of life
100
38
🏙️ Population
5.03M
116K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 388% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 923rd and 8719th ($2397 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Australia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Australia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1st and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$517

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$636
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$428
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$437
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$306
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$289
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$280
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$370
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$331
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$289
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$316
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$394
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$368
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$310
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$306
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$338
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$340
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$352
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$330
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$350
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$243
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$433
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$308
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