Asmara vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$212
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
58
😀 Quality of life
17
41
🏙️ Population
963K
116K

The cost of living in Asmara is 8% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8513th and 8721st ($498 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Eritrea and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 9076th and 7108th 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
$2.87
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$466
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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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