Riyadh vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$996
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$167
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
58
😀 Quality of life
74
41
🏙️ Population
7.01M
116K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 255% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 2922nd and 8721st ($1642 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1210th and 7108th 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
$7.92
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$451

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$1005
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$910
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$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
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$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
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$1256
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$1085
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$1872
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$1810
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$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
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$561

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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
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$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
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$585
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$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207