Sakai vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sakai Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1146
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2841
$1466
🏠 One person rent
$518
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1006
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$244
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
58
😀 Quality of life
80
39
🏙️ Population
824K
116K

The cost of living in Sakai is 83% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4649th and 7383rd ($1146 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 2.1 months in Sakai compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Sakai ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 558th and 7038th 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
$6.74
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.37
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.05
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$539
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$379
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1135
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$788
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.8
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.89%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3677
$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.8
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.3
$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8371
$4137

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SakaiSri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1065
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1079
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1074
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1019
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1026
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1111
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1065
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1018
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1302
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$998
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1026
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1031
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1063
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1009
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1142
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1062
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1100
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1033
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1046

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$631
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$429
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$580
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$425
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$498
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$502
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$582
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$546
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$273
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$333
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$310
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$287
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$244
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$316
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$302
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$306
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$383
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$346
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$300
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$295
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$339
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$360
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$304
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$294
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$306
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$325
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$258
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$311
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$354
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$533
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$344
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$315
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$346
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1651