Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$462
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1236
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$150
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$371
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$14.5
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$167
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
58
84
😀 Quality of life
41
83
🏙️ Population
116K
3.03M

The cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 54% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8721st and 5356th ($462 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Sri Lanka and Taiwan, respectively. Check Sri Lanka vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th best city to live in Sri Lanka vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7108th and 343rd 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
$2.57
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$368
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.8
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.9%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.64
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.47
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.46
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.3
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$451
$13893

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$582
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$465
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$406
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$469
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$533
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$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
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$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
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$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
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$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
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$319
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$358
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$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
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$367
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$890
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$857
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$746
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$791
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$725
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$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
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$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
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$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
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$719
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$721