Saitama vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$368
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
58
😀 Quality of life
79
38
🏙️ Population
1.33M
116K

The cost of living in Saitama is 111% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5386th and 8719th ($1038 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 6th in Japan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Japan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 592nd and 7186th 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
$6.58
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$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
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515