Sanaa vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1314
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$223
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$444
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.2
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$376
$167
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
58
😀 Quality of life
23
41
🏙️ Population
2.96M
116K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 13% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8335th and 8721st ($523 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Yemen and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Yemen vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 8884th and 7108th 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
$2.77
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.02
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.6
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2959
$451

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$467
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$470
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$489
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$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
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$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840

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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
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207