Dongguan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1466
🏠 One person rent
$250
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
58
😀 Quality of life
69
39
🏙️ Population
10.5M
116K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 4% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7169th and 7383rd ($656 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 2nd in China and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check China vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 2941st and 7038th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Dongguan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$4137

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$774
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$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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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