Muscat vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$598
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
59
😀 Quality of life
73
52
🏙️ Population
1.42M
116K

The cost of living in Muscat is 100% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4774th and 8000th ($1193 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Oman and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Oman vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 2223rd and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Muscat Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$683

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$2356
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$1170
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$1543
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$2470
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$2133
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$559
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$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
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$526
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$514
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$717
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$521
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$2100
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$494
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$2015
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$700
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$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
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$1062
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$1340
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$1218
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$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
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$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
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$1059
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$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
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$917
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$454

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9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$582
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$418
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$479
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$477
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$538
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$522
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$260
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$342
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$342
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$291
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$243
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$290
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
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$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
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$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
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$294
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$330
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$274
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$313
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$322
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$283
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$335
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$259
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$315
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$232
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$409
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$332
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$302
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$507
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$312
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$306
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$320
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$1387