Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$272
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$469
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$13.4
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$325
$1411
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
85
😀 Quality of life
52
86
🏙️ Population
116K
2.87M

The cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 34% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7737th and 5984th ($627 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Sri Lanka and Taiwan, respectively. Check Sri Lanka vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd best city to live in Sri Lanka vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6552nd and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.69
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$725
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$569
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.74
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.16
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.26
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$37.5
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$588
$17495

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$676
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$414
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$487
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$609
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$518
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$499
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$554
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$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
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$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
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$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
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$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$285
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$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
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$320
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$322
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$334
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
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$888
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$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
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$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
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$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
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$665