Dresden vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$1466
🏠 One person rent
$684
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$244
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
58
😀 Quality of life
88
39
🏙️ Population
566K
116K

The cost of living in Dresden is 123% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 3862nd and 7383rd ($1402 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 2nd in Germany and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Germany vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 217th and 7038th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Dresden Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$4137

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
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$1419

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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