Shanghai vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3146
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$636
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1068
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
59
😀 Quality of life
76
52
🏙️ Population
24.9M
116K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 92% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4880th and 8000th ($1147 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in China and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check China vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shanghai compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Shanghai ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1178th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Shanghai Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.42
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14068
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6729
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.79
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.8
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1268
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27610
$683

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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