Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$492
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1287
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$170
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$15.1
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
58
74
😀 Quality of life
38
80
🏙️ Population
116K
1.87M

The cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 42% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8719th and 6292nd ($492 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th 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 1.5 months in Tainan. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th best city to live in Sri Lanka vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7186th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Tainan

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.4
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.2
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.04
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.56
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.8
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$517
$18526

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9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719