New Taipei vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1011
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2876
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$394
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1496
$167
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
58
😀 Quality of life
88
41
🏙️ Population
4.36M
116K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 119% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5229th and 8721st ($1011 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Taiwan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in New Taipei compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 181st and 7108th 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
$4.75
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$766
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5036
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.98
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.74
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.86
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.42
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.4
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.3
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11035
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$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
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$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
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207