Asmara vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$212
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
9
59
😀 Quality of life
15
52
🏙️ Population
963K
116K

The cost of living in Asmara is 14% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8615th and 8000th ($513 vs $597) 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 9202nd and 6555th 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
$3.14
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$683

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$582
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$418
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$479
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$477
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$538
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$522
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$260
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$342
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$291
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$243
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$290
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387