Mersin vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2027
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$391
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$668
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
57
😀 Quality of life
66
49
🏙️ Population
1.04M
116K

The cost of living in Mersin is 31% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6587th and 7598th ($820 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd 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 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5008th and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.35%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1505
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1166
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.45
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.99
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.2
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6015
$506

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$724
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$791
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$690
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$634
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$599
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$754
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$623
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$781
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$591
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$647
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$550
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$337
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$659
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$441
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$530
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$838
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$619
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1376
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1305
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$820
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1403
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$543
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1453
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$600
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$670
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1420
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$696
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1275
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1587
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$725
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$734
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$535
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$602
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$750
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$438
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2175
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1945

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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
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$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