Quanzhou vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1794
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$278
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.4
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$831
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
58
😀 Quality of life
50
38
🏙️ Population
8.78M
116K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 35% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7155th and 8719th ($666 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 6th 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 57th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6224th and 7186th 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
$2.47
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$425
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$327
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.1
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.92
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2834
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1563
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.2
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.14
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.9
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$469
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22902
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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