Meru vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$177
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
58
😀 Quality of life
29
41
🏙️ Population
42.7K
116K

The cost of living in Meru is 5% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8601st and 8721st ($486 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th 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 8527th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Meru Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$451

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$452
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$542
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$493
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$600
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$654
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$547
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$622
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$493
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$556
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$706
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$762
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$581
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$805
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$600
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$720
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$840
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$553
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$748
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$871
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$543
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$498
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$599
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$677
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$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
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$575
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$446
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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
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$465
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$406
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$507
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$409
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$345
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$469
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$533
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$523
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$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
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$357
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$320
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$348
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$391
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$358
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$326
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$327
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$319
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$358
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$339
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$328
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$302
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$325
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$391
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$269
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$434
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$321
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$415
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$585
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$337
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$337
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$367
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