Ningbo vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1985
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$302
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$533
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$72
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$768
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
60
57
😀 Quality of life
57
49
🏙️ Population
9.4M
116K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 14% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7025th and 7598th ($713 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 2nd in China and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check China vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ningbo compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Ningbo ranked 49th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6133rd and 6744th 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
$4.21
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.3
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.32
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$425
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.65
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5268
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3300
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.29
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.69
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$598
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15234
$506

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$576
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$740
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$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
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$826
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$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531

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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
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$326
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$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
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$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
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$524
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$317
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$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445