Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$626
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1423
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$275
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$13.1
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$330
$1459
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
57
85
😀 Quality of life
49
83
🏙️ Population
116K
3.03M

The cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 38% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7598th and 5518th ($626 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd best city to live in Sri Lanka vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6744th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Taichung

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.2
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.12%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.57
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.06
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.34
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.16
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.8
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$506
$19915

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$646
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$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
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$590
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$440
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$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
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$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
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$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
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$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
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$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
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$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
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$914
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$894
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$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
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$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650