Antananarivo vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$263
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
13
58
😀 Quality of life
39
41
🏙️ Population
1.28M
116K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 30% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7665th and 8721st ($600 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Madagascar and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 7272nd and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Antananarivo Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$353
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$461
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$428
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$585
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1439
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1417
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1365
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1127
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$587
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1165
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1144
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$718
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$770
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$784
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$776
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$852
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$992
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$327
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1014
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$326
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$363
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$332
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$332
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$335
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$993
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$970
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$645
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$367

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