Meru vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$1466
🏠 One person rent
$181
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
58
😀 Quality of life
27
39
🏙️ Population
42.7K
116K

The cost of living in Meru is 14% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8317th and 7383rd ($541 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Kenya and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Kenya vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 8421st and 7038th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$4137

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$605
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$498
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$562
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$580
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$646
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$558
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$545
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$625
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$594
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$523
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$552
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$502
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$706
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$486
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$811
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$886
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$585
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$801
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$654
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$573
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$513
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$613
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$771
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$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
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$492
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$648
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$785
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Distance City Cost of living
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$631
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$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
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$302
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$314
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$306
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$383
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$346
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$306
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$300
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$295
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$339
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$360
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$304
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$294
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$306
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$325
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$258
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$430
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$311
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$354
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$533
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$344
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$315
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$346
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$1651