Shenzhen vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2444
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$507
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$900
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
59
😀 Quality of life
77
52
🏙️ Population
17.5M
116K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 50% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6106th and 7737th ($939 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1113th and 6552nd 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
$3.57
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1182
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13180
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5913
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.54
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22916
$588

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$2415
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$2674
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$674
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$666
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$1718
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$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$676
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$414
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$299
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$285
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$285
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$331
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$297
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$349
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$271
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$316
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$236
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$349
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$300
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$523
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$320
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$322
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$334
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1379