Quanzhou vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$306
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.7
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$771
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
59
😀 Quality of life
71
52
🏙️ Population
8.78M
116K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 9% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7630th and 8000th ($648 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 2nd in China and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check China vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Quanzhou ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 3354th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Quanzhou Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.23
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$334
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.14%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2944
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.22
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.8
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9745
$683

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$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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