Addis Ababa vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$758
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
34
59
😀 Quality of life
45
52
🏙️ Population
5.7M
116K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 102% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4635th and 7737th ($1269 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 7273rd and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Addis Ababa Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$588

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$996
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$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$676
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$414
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$299
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$285
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$285
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$331
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$297
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$349
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$271
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$316
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$236
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$349
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$300
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$523
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$320
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$322
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$334
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1379