Nicosia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1453
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3383
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$775
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$1312
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.3
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1674
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
57
😀 Quality of life
81
49
🏙️ Population
56.8K
116K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 132% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4118th and 7598th ($1453 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Cyprus and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 705th and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.7
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.2
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$508
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8498
$506

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1420
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1305
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1275
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1587
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1376
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1403
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2175
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769

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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