Addis Ababa vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$407
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
58
😀 Quality of life
40
41
🏙️ Population
3.04M
116K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 100% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5819th and 8721st ($923 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 7141st and 7108th 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
$6.72
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$2.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$465
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$406
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$507
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$409
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$345
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$469
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207