Sao Paulo vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2565
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$481
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$852
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
58
😀 Quality of life
63
38
🏙️ Population
11.5M
116K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 106% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5616th and 8719th ($1012 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Brazil and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 4573rd and 7186th 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
$6.82
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1002
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.91%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2416
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1687
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.65
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13135
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$716
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$665
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$691
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$674
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$644
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$686
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$657
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$573
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$663
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$640
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$627
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$738
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$640
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$639
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$643
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$640
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$639
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$631
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$633
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$621
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$656
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$606
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$647
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$645
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$641
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$679
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$636
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$639
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$661
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$674
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$640
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$698
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$742
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$595
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$630
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$653
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$746
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$650
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$638
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$629

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515