Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1368
$2271
🏠 One person rent
$257
$584
🏘️ Family rent
$446
$1040
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$13.6
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$298
$203
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
59
13
😀 Quality of life
52
46
🏙️ Population
116K
948K

The cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 38% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8000th and 5785th ($597 vs $968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Sri Lanka and Laos, respectively. Check Sri Lanka vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd best city to live in Sri Lanka vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6555th and 7093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.46
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$56.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.06%
9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$675
$2316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$531
$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.85
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.07
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$683
$9878

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$683
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$467
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$582
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$477
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$538
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$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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63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$564
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$1033
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$590
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$968
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$554
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$583
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$560
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$581
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$750
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$495
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$599
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$675
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$582
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$583
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$671
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$694
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$591
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$616
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$553
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$762
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$761
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$594
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$586
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$996
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$679
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$564
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$794
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$601
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$601
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$575
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$375