Shenzhen vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2526
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$552
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$975
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$938
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
59
😀 Quality of life
76
52
🏙️ Population
17.5M
116K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 66% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5618th and 8000th ($995 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in China and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check China vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Shenzhen ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1163rd and 6555th 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
$3.68
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1238
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13122
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6054
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.37
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.8
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21140
$683

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$2396
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$2663
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$678
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$694
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$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648

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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