Ningbo vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$311
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$74
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
58
😀 Quality of life
53
38
🏙️ Population
9.4M
116K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 49% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6747th and 8719th ($733 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 63rd and 6th in China and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check China vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ningbo compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Ningbo ranked 45th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6048th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Ningbo Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$472
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5300
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3372
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.42
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.75
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12898
$517

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$612
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$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515