Cairo vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$193
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
58
😀 Quality of life
59
41
🏙️ Population
9.61M
116K

The cost of living in Cairo is 19% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8130th and 8721st ($549 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Egypt and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Egypt vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5556th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Cairo Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$451

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$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
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$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
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$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
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$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
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$384
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$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
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$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
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$625
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$1583
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$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
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$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
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$1703
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$440
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$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
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$802
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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
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$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
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$255
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$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
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$320
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$348
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$391
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$358
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$326
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$327
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$319
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$358
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$339
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$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
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$325
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$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
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$337
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$367
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$1207