Blantyre vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$181
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
58
😀 Quality of life
27
38
🏙️ Population
1.9M
116K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 20% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8719th ($591 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Malawi and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Malawi vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 8369th and 7186th 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
$4.31
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$517

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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
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$526
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$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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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
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$304
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$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515