Sakai vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sakai Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1127
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2704
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$530
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$892
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2113
$325
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
59
😀 Quality of life
80
52
🏙️ Population
824K
116K

The cost of living in Sakai is 80% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4967th and 7737th ($1127 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 1.9 months in Sakai compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Sakai ranked 17th best city to live in Japan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 701st and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sakai vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Sakai Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.5
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.19
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4437
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2255
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.2
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.6
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13407
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1047
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1071
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1049
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$996
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1078
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1031
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$994
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$999
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1162
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1044
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$981
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1004
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$979
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1046
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$996
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1037
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1008
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1029

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$676
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$414
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$299
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$285
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$285
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$331
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$297
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$349
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$271
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$316
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$236
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$349
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$300
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$523
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$320
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$322
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$334
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1379