Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1466	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$276	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$15.1	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$244	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	58	13
😀 Quality of life	39	36
🏙️ Population	116K	948K

The cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 46% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 7383rd and 4590th ($627 vs $1163) 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 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th best city to live in Sri Lanka vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 7038th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Vientiane

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	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$503	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.05%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$756	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$592	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.2	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.05	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.38	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.27	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.62	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.37	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.6	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$32.6	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4137	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Colombo	$631
23 km or 14 mi	Gampaha	$429
36 km or 22 mi	Negombo	$467
49 km or 30 mi	Beruwala	$580
91 km or 57 mi	Kandy	$425
101 km or 63 mi	Galle	$498
126 km or 78 mi	Matara	$502
169 km or 105 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
235 km or 146 mi	Trincomalee	$546
287 km or 178 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
308 km or 192 mi	Nagercoil	$275
317 km or 197 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
377 km or 234 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
390 km or 242 mi	Madurai	$310
407 km or 253 mi	Varkala	$287
428 km or 266 mi	Kollam	$244
440 km or 274 mi	Dindigul	$316
442 km or 274 mi	Thanjavur	$302
457 km or 284 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
479 km or 297 mi	Kottayam	$306
525 km or 326 mi	Kochi	$383
526 km or 327 mi	Ernakulam	$346
540 km or 335 mi	Cuddalore	$306
542 km or 336 mi	Tiruppur	$300
550 km or 342 mi	Erode	$295
559 km or 348 mi	Coimbatore	$339
559 km or 348 mi	Pondicherry	$360
562 km or 349 mi	Salem	$304
573 km or 356 mi	Thrissur	$294
624 km or 388 mi	Malappuram	$306
664 km or 413 mi	Kozhikode	$325
676 km or 420 mi	Vellore	$258
689 km or 428 mi	Chennai	$430
700 km or 435 mi	Mysore	$311
706 km or 439 mi	Chittoor	$354
721 km or 448 mi	Bangalore	$533
745 km or 463 mi	Kannur	$344
753 km or 468 mi	Tirupati	$315
755 km or 469 mi	Madanapalle	$346
767 km or 476 mi	Hulhumale	$1651

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393