Sanaa vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$560
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1331
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$242
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.9
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
57
😀 Quality of life
38
49
🏙️ Population
2.96M
116K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 11% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8195th and 7598th ($560 vs $626) 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 8072nd and 6744th 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
$3.03
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.93%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1661
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.71
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.2
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3336
$506

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$498
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$500
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$522
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$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
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$817
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$1031

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$646
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$530
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$270
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$253
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$310
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$382
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$351
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$286
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445