Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$462
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1236
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$150
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$371
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$14.5
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$167
$365
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
58
43
😀 Quality of life
41
55
🏙️ Population
116K
1.4M

The cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 42% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8721st and 6405th ($462 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Sri Lanka and Mongolia, respectively. Check Sri Lanka vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th best city to live in Sri Lanka vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 7108th and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.57
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$368
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.8
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.9%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.64
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.47
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.46
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.3
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$451
$5952

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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

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$607
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$491
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$674
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$997
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$679
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$673
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1345
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$674
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$677
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$640
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$707
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$647
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$643
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$535
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$625
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$573
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$700
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$560
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$628
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1065
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$666
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$625