New Taipei vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2973
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$482
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$836
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1386
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
59
😀 Quality of life
90
52
🏙️ Population
4.04M
116K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 88% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4931st and 8000th ($1123 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Taiwan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 183rd and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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New Taipei Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.72
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$577
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$621
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.82%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12629
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7371
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.16
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.6
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.73
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$650
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21429
$683

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
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
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$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
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387