Addis Ababa vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$604
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
58
😀 Quality of life
40
38
🏙️ Population
5.23M
116K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 124% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4928th and 8719th ($1103 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ethiopia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6957th and 7186th 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
$6.55
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515