Sharjah vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$963
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$178
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
58
😀 Quality of life
83
38
🏙️ Population
1.25M
116K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 206% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 3679th and 8719th ($1503 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th 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 1.5 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 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 386th and 7186th 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
$5.47
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$5.16
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$517

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$2084
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$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507

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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