Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$492
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1287
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$170
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$15.1
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
58
93
😀 Quality of life
38
83
🏙️ Population
116K
2.33M

The cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 43% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8719th and 6227th ($492 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th best city to live in Sri Lanka vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 7186th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Taoyuan

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.4
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.2
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.04
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.56
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.2
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.8
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$517
$13630

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$636
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$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
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$549
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$435
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$484
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$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
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$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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21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
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$864
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$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691