Sharjah vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1543
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3341
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$990
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1686
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
59
😀 Quality of life
86
52
🏙️ Population
1.25M
116K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 158% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 3851st and 8000th ($1543 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 367th and 6555th 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
$5.41
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.6
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8219
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5942
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.53
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.57
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8199
$683

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$2356
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$2470
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$1170
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$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469

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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