Cairo vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$189
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$330
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
57
😀 Quality of life
60
49
🏙️ Population
9.61M
116K

The cost of living in Cairo is 24% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8802nd and 7598th ($473 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Egypt and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Egypt vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5895th and 6744th 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
$4.18
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$506

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$326
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$295
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$276
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$274
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$330
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$331
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$306
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$384
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$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
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$695
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$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
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$1734
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$1850
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$1645
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$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
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$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
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$354
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$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
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$398
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$646
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$420
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$469
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$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
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$530
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$296
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$279
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$270
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$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
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$253
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$310
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$275
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$300
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$300
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$382
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$351
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$300
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$347
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$286
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$326
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$327
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$295
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$356
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$286
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$321
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$235
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$437
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$346
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$291
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$524
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$317
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$327
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$327
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$1445