New Taipei vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2892
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$482
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1360
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
59
😀 Quality of life
89
52
🏙️ Population
4.05M
116K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 77% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5023rd and 7737th ($1108 vs $627) 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 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 252nd and 6552nd 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
$4.77
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.9
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13830
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7127
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.67
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.19
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.19
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.6
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.75
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.74
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$656
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18576
$588

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9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$676
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$414
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$299
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$285
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$285
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$331
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$297
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$349
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$271
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$316
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$236
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$349
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$300
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$523
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$320
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$322
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$334
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1379