Blantyre vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$146
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
59
😀 Quality of life
33
52
🏙️ Population
800K
116K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 19% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8686th and 7737th ($505 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Malawi vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 8666th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Blantyre Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$588

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$768
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$530
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$935
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$1024
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$770
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$527
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$639
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$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
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$706
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$861
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$1521
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$577
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$815
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$686
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$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
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$1189
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$1473
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$1030
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$630
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$1229
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$750
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$1133
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$633
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$718
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$1233
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Distance City Cost of living
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$676
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$414
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$487
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$609
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$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
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$554
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$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
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$269
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$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
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$251
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$299
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$285
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$303
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$299
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$387
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$350
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$306
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$344
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$285
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$331
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$327
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$297
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$349
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$271
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$316
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$236
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$430
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$349
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$300
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$523
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$320
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$322
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$334
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$1379