Saitama vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$364
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$330
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
57
😀 Quality of life
80
49
🏙️ Population
1.33M
116K

The cost of living in Saitama is 66% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5298th and 7598th ($1037 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 2nd in Japan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Japan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 750th and 6744th 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
$5.57
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$506

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$646
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$530
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$270
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$253
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$310
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$382
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$351
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$286
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445