Sanaa vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1289
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$224
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.3
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
59
😀 Quality of life
42
52
🏙️ Population
2.96M
116K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 11% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8488th and 8000th ($532 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Yemen and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Yemen vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sanaa compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 7615th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Sanaa Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.99%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1597
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$852
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4197
$683

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$497
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$864
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$509
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$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
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$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
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$1031
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$947
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$800
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$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
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$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
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$816
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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$582
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$418
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$479
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$477
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$538
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$522
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$260
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$342
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$291
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$243
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$290
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
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$274
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$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
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$259
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$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
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$409
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$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
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$507
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$312
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$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387