Sao Paulo vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2856
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$538
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$954
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$843
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
75
52
🏙️ Population
11.5M
116K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 89% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4918th and 8000th ($1126 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Brazil and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1670th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Sao Paulo Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.1
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2685
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1939
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.09
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.72
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.22
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15990
$683

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720

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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
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387