New Taipei vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2924
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$510
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1378
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
57
😀 Quality of life
87
49
🏙️ Population
4.04M
116K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 81% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4867th and 7598th ($1135 vs $626) 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 387th and 6744th 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
$4.87
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.4
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.76%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14096
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6224
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.87
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.16
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.6
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.87
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.86
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17207
$506

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
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
$646
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$530
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$270
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$253
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$310
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$382
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$351
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$286
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445