Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$462
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1236
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$150
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$371
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$14.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$167
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
58
95
😀 Quality of life
41
87
🏙️ Population
116K
2.6M

The cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 60% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8721st and 4516th ($462 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st 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 Taipei. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th best city to live in Sri Lanka vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7108th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Taipei infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Taipei

Prices for goods and services in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte and Taipei are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.57
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$368
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.8
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.9%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.64
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.47
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.46
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.3
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$451
$19102

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$465
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$406
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$507
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$409
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$345
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$469
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$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
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$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
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589