Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1368
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$257
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$446
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$13.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$298
$1422
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
85
😀 Quality of life
52
87
🏙️ Population
116K
2.87M

The cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 37% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8000th and 5994th ($597 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 6555th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.46
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.06%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$675
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$531
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.85
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.07
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$683
$17517

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$477
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$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$260
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$342
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$342
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$291
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$243
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$290
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$275
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$297
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$268
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$372
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$329
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$294
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$330
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$274
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$313
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$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
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$335
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$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
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$312
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$306
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$320
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$874
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$868
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$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
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$904
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$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
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$600
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$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
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$684