Blantyre vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$1466
🏠 One person rent
$147
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
58
😀 Quality of life
25
39
🏙️ Population
800K
116K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 19% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8593rd and 7383rd ($507 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 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 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 8566th and 7038th 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
$3.98
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$4137

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BlantyreSri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Cost of living

$349

$907

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454 km or 282 mi Marondera
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$566
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$872
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$992
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$873
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$525
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$646
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$723
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1150
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$730
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$854
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1506
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$597
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$687
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$738
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$748
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$541
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$461
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$917
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1018
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$776
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$766
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$875
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$700
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$1050
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$624
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$688
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$1105
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$486

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Distance City Cost of living
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$631
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$429
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$467
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$580
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$425
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$498
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$502
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$582
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$546
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$273
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$333
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$310
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$287
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$244
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$316
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$302
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$314
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$306
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$383
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$346
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$306
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$300
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$295
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$339
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$360
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$304
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$294
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$306
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$325
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$258
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$430
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$311
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$354
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$533
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$344
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$315
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$346
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$1651