Ningbo vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$264
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$462
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
59
😀 Quality of life
71
52
🏙️ Population
9.4M
116K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 7% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7431st and 7737th ($671 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Ningbo ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 3738th and 6552nd 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
$3.57
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$357
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.55
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4479
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.35
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.5
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.73
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.3
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$693
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15051
$588

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$677
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$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
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$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
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$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
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$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
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$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
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$525

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Distance City Cost of living
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$676
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$414
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$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
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$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$299
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$285
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$303
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$299
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$387
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$350
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$306
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$344
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$285
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$331
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$327
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$297
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$349
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$271
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$316
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$236
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$430
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$349
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$300
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$523
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$320
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$322
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$334
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$1379