Quanzhou vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$689
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1829
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$279
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.6
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$813
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
58
😀 Quality of life
53
41
🏙️ Population
8.78M
116K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 49% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6882nd and 8721st ($689 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 102nd and 7th 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 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Quanzhou ranked 50th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6124th and 7108th 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
$2.79
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.25
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$3.58
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.4
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.29%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7109
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.4
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$2.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.65
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.09
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19406
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$465
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$406
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$507
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$409
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$345
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$469
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207