Saitama vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$429
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$167
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
58
😀 Quality of life
79
41
🏙️ Population
1.33M
116K

The cost of living in Saitama is 130% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4896th and 8721st ($1063 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 7th in Japan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Japan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Saitama ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 484th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Saitama Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039

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