Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1368
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$257
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$446
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$13.6
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$298
$1768
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
59
94
😀 Quality of life
52
90
🏙️ Population
116K
2.43M

The cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 52% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8000th and 4646th ($597 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd best city to live in Sri Lanka vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6555th and 178th 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
$4.48
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.46
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.06%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$675
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$531
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.85
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.07
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$683
$16947

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$278
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$261
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$260
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$342
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$342
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$291
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$243
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$275
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$297
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$268
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$372
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$329
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$294
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$330
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$274
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$313
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$322
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$283
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$335
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$259
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$315
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$232
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$409
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$332
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$302
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$507
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$320
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$1123
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$979
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$989
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$792
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$889
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$921
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$687
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$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
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$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
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$1039
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$648
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$971
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$643
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$717
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$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
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$729
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$687
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$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
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$686
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$640
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$677
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$705
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$617
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$611
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$696
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$628
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$684
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$474
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$612