Bishkek vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$376
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
58
😀 Quality of life
51
38
🏙️ Population
1.15M
116K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 44% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6863rd and 8719th ($710 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6133rd and 7186th 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
$5.93
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

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