Bishkek vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$347
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
58
😀 Quality of life
53
41
🏙️ Population
1.12M
116K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 41% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7174th and 8721st ($653 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6097th and 7108th 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
$5.46
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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