Phnom Penh vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$893
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2203
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$445
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.4
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
59
😀 Quality of life
59
52
🏙️ Population
2.13M
116K

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 49% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6300th and 8000th ($893 vs $597) 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 0.2 months in Phnom Penh compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5993rd and 6555th 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
$3.79
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.63
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.09%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2887
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.71
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$385
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9269
$683

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$776
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$518
110 km or 68 mi Svay Rieng
$721
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$582
144 km or 90 mi Long Xuyen
$508
166 km or 103 mi Sa Dec
$519
173 km or 107 mi Rach Gia
$530
182 km or 113 mi Phu Quoc
$518
187 km or 116 mi Sihanoukville
$766
195 km or 121 mi Can Tho
$455
200 km or 124 mi Thu Dau Mot
$522
205 km or 127 mi Ho Chi Minh
$726
218 km or 135 mi Bien Hoa
$414
230 km or 143 mi Siem Reap
$679
244 km or 152 mi Stung Treng
$668
247 km or 154 mi Soc Trang
$523
253 km or 157 mi Battambang
$601
267 km or 166 mi Ca Mau
$517
269 km or 167 mi Bac Lieu
$506
275 km or 171 mi Vung Tau
$503
286 km or 178 mi Ko Chang
$718
307 km or 191 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
360 km or 224 mi Phan Thiet
$480
361 km or 225 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
373 km or 232 mi Mui Ne
$493
380 km or 236 mi Klaeng
$724
385 km or 239 mi Da Lat
$563
407 km or 253 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
443 km or 275 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
458 km or 285 mi Nong Prue
$809
460 km or 286 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
464 km or 288 mi Pattaya
$839
466 km or 289 mi Laem Chabang
$799
470 km or 292 mi Nha Trang
$540
487 km or 303 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
525 km or 326 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
527 km or 328 mi Qui Nhon
$515
528 km or 328 mi Lat Luang
$794
536 km or 333 mi Bangkok
$996
539 km or 335 mi Rangsit
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$582
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$418
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$479
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$477
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$538
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$522
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$260
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$342
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$291
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$243
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$290
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387