San Jose, United States vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Jose Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3674
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8354
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$2553
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$4614
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$756
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6972
$178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
58
😀 Quality of life
93
38
🏙️ Population
1.01M
116K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 647% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 13th and 8719th ($3674 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 6th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 57th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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San Jose Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.6
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.02
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$6.07
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2518
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2244
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4974
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4085
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$275
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11099
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11117
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.5
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.64
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.98
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.62
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$113
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1894
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23974
$517

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146

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