Shenzhen vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$495
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1237
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1649
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
58
😀 Quality of life
79
38
🏙️ Population
17.7M
116K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 95% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5948th and 8719th ($958 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 Shenzhen compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 556th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Shenzhen Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13100
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.2
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24117
$517

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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618

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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