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

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Nur-Sultan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$732
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1764
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$357
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$690
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
59
😀 Quality of life
68
52
🏙️ Population
1.08M
116K

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 17% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7085th and 7737th ($732 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 4594th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Nur-Sultan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.16
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.2
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.36%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1200
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.06
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.95
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.5
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$60
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6043
$588

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$834
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$517
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$661
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$690
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$553
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$701
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$969
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$595
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$867
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$484
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$738
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
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$892
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$760
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$505
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$828
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$697
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$884
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$589
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$729
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$521
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$842
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$477
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$757
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$1053
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$503
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$808
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$533
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$866
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$616
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$974
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$537

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$676
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$414
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$487
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$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
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$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
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$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
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$303
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$251
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$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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