Muscat vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$551
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
58
😀 Quality of life
68
38
🏙️ Population
1.42M
116K

The cost of living in Muscat is 126% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4893rd and 8719th ($1110 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Oman and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Oman vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 3189th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$517

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$1603
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$2084
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$1768
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$1503
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$2309
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$1802
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$639
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$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
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$547
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$531
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$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
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$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
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$1267
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$1226
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$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
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$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
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$548

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
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$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
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$338
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$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
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$433
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$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
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$578
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$304
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$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515