Phnom Penh vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2186
$1466
🏠 One person rent
$385
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.1
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$347
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
58
😀 Quality of life
54
39
🏙️ Population
2.13M
116K

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 33% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6313th and 7383rd ($836 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Cambodia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Cambodia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Phnom Penh compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5928th and 7038th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Phnom Penh Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.58
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.25%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2336
$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1485
$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.68
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11402
$4137

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$596
144 km or 90 mi Long Xuyen
$508
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$512
173 km or 107 mi Rach Gia
$526
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$519
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$755
195 km or 121 mi Can Tho
$454
200 km or 124 mi Thu Dau Mot
$530
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$735
218 km or 135 mi Bien Hoa
$425
230 km or 143 mi Siem Reap
$644
244 km or 152 mi Stung Treng
$634
247 km or 154 mi Soc Trang
$514
253 km or 157 mi Battambang
$573
267 km or 166 mi Ca Mau
$516
269 km or 167 mi Bac Lieu
$504
275 km or 171 mi Vung Tau
$494
286 km or 178 mi Ko Chang
$677
307 km or 191 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
360 km or 224 mi Phan Thiet
$506
361 km or 225 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
373 km or 232 mi Mui Ne
$507
380 km or 236 mi Klaeng
$685
385 km or 239 mi Da Lat
$577
407 km or 253 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
443 km or 275 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
458 km or 285 mi Nong Prue
$752
460 km or 286 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
464 km or 288 mi Pattaya
$781
466 km or 289 mi Laem Chabang
$743
470 km or 292 mi Nha Trang
$535
487 km or 303 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
525 km or 326 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
527 km or 328 mi Qui Nhon
$516
528 km or 328 mi Lat Luang
$753
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$941
539 km or 335 mi Rangsit
$595

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$631
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$429
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$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$580
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$425
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$498
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$502
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$582
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$546
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$273
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$333
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$310
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$287
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$244
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$316
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$302
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$306
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$383
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$346
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$300
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$295
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$339
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$360
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$304
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$294
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$306
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$325
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$258
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$311
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$354
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$533
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$344
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$315
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$346
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$1651