Riyadh vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$936
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
59
😀 Quality of life
78
52
🏙️ Population
7.01M
116K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 173% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 3485th and 8000th ($1628 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 899th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Riyadh Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$683

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$778
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$1062
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$1218
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$1340
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$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
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$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
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$1437
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$738
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$708
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$703
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$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
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$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
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$670
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$873
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$494
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$459

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$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
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$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
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$315
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$232
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$409
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$332
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$302
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$507
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$312
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$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
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$1387