Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1368
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$257
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$446
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$13.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$298
$1536
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
59
93
😀 Quality of life
52
89
🏙️ Population
116K
2.36M

The cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 40% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8000th and 5651st ($597 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd best city to live in Sri Lanka vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6555th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.46
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.06%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$675
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$531
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.85
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.07
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$683
$19490

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$683
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$381
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$467
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$582
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$479
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$477
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$538
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$522
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$260
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$342
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$291
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$243
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$290
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
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$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473