Asmara vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$222
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
9
59
😀 Quality of life
18
52
🏙️ Population
963K
116K

The cost of living in Asmara is 15% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8533rd and 7737th ($531 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 9169th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Asmara Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$588

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
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$931
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$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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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
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$523
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$320
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$322
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$334
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1379