Bishkek vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$431
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
59
😀 Quality of life
53
52
🏙️ Population
1.19M
116K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 32% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6825th and 8000th ($789 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6437th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Bishkek Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$683

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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