Mersin vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1769
$1466
🏠 One person rent
$385
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.6
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$651
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
58
😀 Quality of life
61
39
🏙️ Population
1.04M
116K

The cost of living in Mersin is 21% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6631st and 7383rd ($759 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 0.9 months in Mersin compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5008th and 7038th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.51
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$579
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.3
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.3
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.09%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$679
$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.84
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.47
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12242
$4137

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$688
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$712
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$618
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$611
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$575
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$664
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$585
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$699
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$490
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$578
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$597
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$535
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$403
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$598
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$537
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$386
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$523
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$406
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$582
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1252
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1136
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$698
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1158
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$489
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1302
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$570
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$697
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$557
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1243
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$645
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1134
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1368
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$672
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$745
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$509
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$577
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$663
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$417
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$1968
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1702

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$631
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$429
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$580
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$425
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$498
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$502
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$582
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$546
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$273
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$333
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$310
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$287
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$244
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$316
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$302
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$306
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$383
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$346
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$300
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$295
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$339
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$360
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$304
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$294
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$306
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$325
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$258
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$311
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$354
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$533
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$344
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$315
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$346
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1651