Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1466	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$276	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$15.1	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$244	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	58	74
😀 Quality of life	39	63
🏙️ Population	116K	3.01M

The cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 14% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7383rd and 8233rd ($627 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in Sri Lanka and Indonesia, respectively. Check Sri Lanka vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th best city to live in Sri Lanka vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 7038th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Surabaya

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	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$503	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.05%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$756	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$592	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.2	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.05	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.38	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.27	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.62	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.37	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.6	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$32.6	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4137	$5490

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Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Colombo	$631
23 km or 14 mi	Gampaha	$429
36 km or 22 mi	Negombo	$467
49 km or 30 mi	Beruwala	$580
91 km or 57 mi	Kandy	$425
101 km or 63 mi	Galle	$498
126 km or 78 mi	Matara	$502
169 km or 105 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
235 km or 146 mi	Trincomalee	$546
287 km or 178 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
308 km or 192 mi	Nagercoil	$275
317 km or 197 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
377 km or 234 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
390 km or 242 mi	Madurai	$310
407 km or 253 mi	Varkala	$287
428 km or 266 mi	Kollam	$244
440 km or 274 mi	Dindigul	$316
442 km or 274 mi	Thanjavur	$302
457 km or 284 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
479 km or 297 mi	Kottayam	$306
525 km or 326 mi	Kochi	$383
526 km or 327 mi	Ernakulam	$346
540 km or 335 mi	Cuddalore	$306
542 km or 336 mi	Tiruppur	$300
550 km or 342 mi	Erode	$295
559 km or 348 mi	Coimbatore	$339
559 km or 348 mi	Pondicherry	$360
562 km or 349 mi	Salem	$304
573 km or 356 mi	Thrissur	$294
624 km or 388 mi	Malappuram	$306
664 km or 413 mi	Kozhikode	$325
676 km or 420 mi	Vellore	$258
689 km or 428 mi	Chennai	$430
700 km or 435 mi	Mysore	$311
706 km or 439 mi	Chittoor	$354
721 km or 448 mi	Bangalore	$533
745 km or 463 mi	Kannur	$344
753 km or 468 mi	Tirupati	$315
755 km or 469 mi	Madanapalle	$346
767 km or 476 mi	Hulhumale	$1651

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508