Mersin vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$401
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$630
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
58
😀 Quality of life
62
38
🏙️ Population
1.04M
116K

The cost of living in Mersin is 61% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6481st and 8719th ($789 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 6th in Turkey and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Turkey vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 4985th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.87
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.31%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.6
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13097
$517

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28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$689
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$705
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$618
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$627
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$576
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$637
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$580
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$662
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$536
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$596
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$510
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$540
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$433
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$450
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$535
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$427
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$522
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$426
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$534
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1331
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1216
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$607
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1150
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$516
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1352
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$527
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$674
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1356
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$625
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1242
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1559
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$656
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$835
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$541
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$473
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$673
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$450
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2130
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1832

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515