Shenzhen vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2307
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$456
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$808
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.4
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$969
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
57
😀 Quality of life
78
49
🏙️ Population
17.5M
116K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 40% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6334th and 7598th ($878 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1094th and 6744th 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
$3.52
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$619
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$637
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.5
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12494
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5776
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.58
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22402
$506

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$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$646
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$530
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$270
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$253
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$310
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$382
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$351
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$286
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445