Asmara vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$228
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
58
😀 Quality of life
27
38
🏙️ Population
963K
116K

The cost of living in Asmara is 7% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8485th and 8719th ($524 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Eritrea and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 8376th and 7186th 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
$2.97
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$490
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515