New York City vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4207
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$9179
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$2718
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$4382
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$875
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$373
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5229
$325
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
59
😀 Quality of life
95
52
🏙️ Population
8.8M
116K

The cost of living in New York City is 571% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4th and 7737th ($4207 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the United States and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check the United States vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 18th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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New York City Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.6
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.27
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.88
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3712
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2223
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5056
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3881
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17512
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9335
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$134
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.55
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.96
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.77
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.7
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$23.4
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.9
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.99
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.2
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.7
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2132
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21999
$588

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$2814
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$3307
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$2803
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$2868
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$2738
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2781
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$2803
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$2801
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2696
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$2750
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2792
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$2533
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$2717
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2809
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2539
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2512
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$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
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$2774
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$2685
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2477
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2702
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2782
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2665
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2772
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2734
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2666
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2638
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2497
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2687
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
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$2758
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2690
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$2503
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9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$676
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$414
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$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
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$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
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$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
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$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$299
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$285
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$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
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$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
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$306
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$344
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$285
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$331
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$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$297
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$349
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$271
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$316
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$236
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$430
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$349
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$300
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$523
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$320
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$322
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$334
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$1379