Blantyre vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$131
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
58
😀 Quality of life
29
41
🏙️ Population
1.9M
116K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 21% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 9046th and 8721st ($363 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Malawi and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Malawi vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 8522nd and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$451

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$335
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$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
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$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
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$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
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$600

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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
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$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
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$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
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$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
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$434
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$321
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$415
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$585
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$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207