Sharjah vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1612
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2987
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1464
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1719
$167
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
58
😀 Quality of life
82
41
🏙️ Population
1.25M
116K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 249% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 3028th and 8721st ($1612 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in the United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sharjah compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 359th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Sharjah Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$4.34
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.4
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3596
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$2.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5193
$451

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$1841
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$2229
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$1577
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$1584
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$1191
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$1132
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$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
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$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
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$575
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$541

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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