Sharjah vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1494
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3243
$1466
🏠 One person rent
$958
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1655
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2174
$244
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
58
😀 Quality of life
83
39
🏙️ Population
1.25M
116K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 138% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 3460th and 7383rd ($1494 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 412th and 7038th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Sharjah Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.45
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6652
$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.8
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.67
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7169
$4137

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$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536

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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