Shanghai vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1136
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3654
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$602
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1905
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
58
😀 Quality of life
79
38
🏙️ Population
24.9M
116K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 131% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4780th and 8719th ($1136 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in China and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check China vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shanghai compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 571st and 7186th 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
$3.99
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1181
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.28%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16156
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8893
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.62
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.47
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1263
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31401
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774

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