San Diego vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3427
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7903
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$2366
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$4375
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$686
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5439
$167
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
58
😀 Quality of life
91
41
🏙️ Population
1.39M
116K

The cost of living in San Diego is 641% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 26th and 8721st ($3427 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 7th in the United States and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check the United States vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 107th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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San Diego Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.6
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.8
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.63
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2498
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2064
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4740
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3919
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11408
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8035
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.1
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.91
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.3
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$129
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1701
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18429
$451

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$2867
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$2788
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$2784
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$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
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$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
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$2722
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$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
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$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
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$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
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$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
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$2879
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$2609
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$2606

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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
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$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
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$320
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$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
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$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
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$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
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$325
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$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
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$434
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$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
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$585
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$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
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$1207