Muscat vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$569
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$167
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
58
😀 Quality of life
68
41
🏙️ Population
1.42M
116K

The cost of living in Muscat is 144% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4635th and 8721st ($1126 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Oman and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Oman vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 3535th and 7108th 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
$5.2
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$451

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$1584
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$1841
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$1577
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$1612
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$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
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$672
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$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
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$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
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$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
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$1375
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$1327
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$417
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$844
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$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
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$646

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$465
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$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
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$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
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
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$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
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$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$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
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207