Shenzhen vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$484
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.2
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
58
😀 Quality of life
80
41
🏙️ Population
17.5M
116K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 103% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5744th and 8721st ($939 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 7th in China and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check China vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 460th and 7108th 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
$3.46
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$3.69
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12768
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7264
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.56
$2.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.98
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24305
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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