Nur-Sultan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nur-Sultan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2005
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$395
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$726
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.3
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$626
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
58
😀 Quality of life
63
41
🏙️ Population
1.08M
116K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 76% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6335th and 8721st ($814 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 4845th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nur-Sultan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.01
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$815
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8086
$451

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$628
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$605
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$402
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$598
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$579
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$641
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$734
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$637
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$488
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$636
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$551
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$640
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
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$559
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$487
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$564
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$558
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$657
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$448
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$497
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$582
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$878
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$479
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$653
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$676
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$560
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$347
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$935
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$398
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1051
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$465
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$406
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$507
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$409
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$345
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$469
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
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$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207