Ramallah vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2170
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$429
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$937
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
58
😀 Quality of life
51
38
🏙️ Population
39K
116K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 94% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5974th and 8719th ($952 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in the Palestine and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ramallah compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6160th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Ramallah Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.2%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1208
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$903
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.07
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.8
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.14
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.6
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3782
$517

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$1868
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$1866
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$1741
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$1836
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$1825
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$1881
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$705
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$1996
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$2098
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$721
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$2020
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$2154
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$1918
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$1751
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$2254
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1872
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1815
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$2085
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1795
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1917
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1838
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$847
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$1754
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$692
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$1775
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$2045
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$1758
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$1671

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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
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$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
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$287
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$350
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$243
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$433
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$325
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$308
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$578
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$304
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$329
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$337
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$1515