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
$4184
$636
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$9035
$1450
🏠 One person rent
$2688
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$4373
$467
🍽️ Food expenses
$927
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$360
$14.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5094
$332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
58
😀 Quality of life
97
46
🏙️ Population
8.8M
116K

The cost of living in New York City is 557% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4th and 7550th ($4184 vs $636) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1st best city to live in the United States vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 12th and 6707th 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
$26.1
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$140
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.91
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3670
$298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2223
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3892
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$28.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
15.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17216
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12255
$585
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$5.05
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.2
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.82
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.2
$8.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22.1
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.1
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$8.98
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$141
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.9
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$34.9
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$26.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$68.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$39.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19232
$494

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$2552
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3306
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3127
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2896
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2719
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3279
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2715
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2788
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2715
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2746
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2719
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2808
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2665
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2799
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2781
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2540
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2715
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2530
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2648
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2606
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2783
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2687
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2498
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2721
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2788
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2619
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2783
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2642
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2753
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2653
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2642
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2453
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2778
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2787
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2652
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2486
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3166

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$622
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$427
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$468
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$586
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$420
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$513
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$482
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$527
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$307
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$285
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$274
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$329
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$371
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$262
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$322
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$307
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$312
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$304
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$395
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$376
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$315
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$352
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$322
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$341
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$343
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$313
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$367
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$298
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$330
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$439
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$311
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$296
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$534
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$325
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$330
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$331
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1386