Nicosia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1492
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3475
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$807
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1368
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$64
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1894
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
59
😀 Quality of life
83
52
🏙️ Population
56.8K
116K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 150% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4020th and 8000th ($1492 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.3 months in Nicosia compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 509th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Nicosia Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.24
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.62
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1270
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.75%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3208
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2334
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.52
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9567
$683

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1375
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1237
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$582
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$418
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$479
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$477
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$538
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$522
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$260
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$342
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$291
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$243
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$290
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387