Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$492
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1287
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$170
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$15.1
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
58
95
😀 Quality of life
38
86
🏙️ Population
116K
2.6M

The cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 58% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8719th and 4715th ($492 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th best city to live in Sri Lanka vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7186th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Taipei

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.4
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.04
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.56
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.8
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$517
$18424

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$561
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$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
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$370
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$355
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$331
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$250
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$334
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$289
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$324
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$316
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$394
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$368
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$310
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$306
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$338
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$340
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$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
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$287
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$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
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$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
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$329
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$337
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$1060
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$1028
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$868
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$745
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$828
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$864
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$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
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$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
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$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
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$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
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$654
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$719
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$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
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$807
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$712
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$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
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$702
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$713
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$643
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$708
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$633
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$716
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$592
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$605