Sao Paulo vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2664
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$480
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$881
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
58
😀 Quality of life
64
41
🏙️ Population
12.4M
116K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 125% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5031st and 8721st ($1042 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Brazil and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 4799th and 7108th 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
$7.49
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.6
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$560
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1043
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.6
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.78%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2704
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1879
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.4
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.79
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12031
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$768
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$695
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$733
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$744
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$680
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$690
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$600
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$711
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$668
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$661
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$669
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$674
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$669
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$695
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$645
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$682
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$663
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$680
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$651
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$699
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$652
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$652
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$675
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$680
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$662
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$670
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$677
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$687
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$700
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$678
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$761
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$763
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$662
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$657
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$558
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$813
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$649
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$678
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$659

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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