Phnom Penh vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2197
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$369
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$734
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$353
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
58
😀 Quality of life
54
38
🏙️ Population
2.13M
116K

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 67% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6368th and 8719th ($819 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5977th and 7186th 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
$4.42
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$2.72
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$530
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.8
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.94%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.02
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13795
$517

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$711
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$514
110 km or 68 mi Svay Rieng
$689
136 km or 84 mi Kampot
$582
144 km or 90 mi Long Xuyen
$516
166 km or 103 mi Sa Dec
$521
173 km or 107 mi Rach Gia
$534
182 km or 113 mi Phu Quoc
$529
187 km or 116 mi Sihanoukville
$754
195 km or 121 mi Can Tho
$469
200 km or 124 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ho Chi Minh
$744
218 km or 135 mi Bien Hoa
$445
230 km or 143 mi Siem Reap
$630
244 km or 152 mi Stung Treng
$626
247 km or 154 mi Soc Trang
$529
253 km or 157 mi Battambang
$533
267 km or 166 mi Ca Mau
$525
269 km or 167 mi Bac Lieu
$515
275 km or 171 mi Vung Tau
$512
286 km or 178 mi Ko Chang
$697
307 km or 191 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
360 km or 224 mi Phan Thiet
$521
361 km or 225 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
373 km or 232 mi Mui Ne
$516
380 km or 236 mi Klaeng
$703
385 km or 239 mi Da Lat
$531
407 km or 253 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
443 km or 275 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
458 km or 285 mi Nong Prue
$773
460 km or 286 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
464 km or 288 mi Pattaya
$800
466 km or 289 mi Laem Chabang
$769
470 km or 292 mi Nha Trang
$549
487 km or 303 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
525 km or 326 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
527 km or 328 mi Qui Nhon
$515
528 km or 328 mi Lat Luang
$787
536 km or 333 mi Bangkok
$994
539 km or 335 mi Rangsit
$613

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515