Cairo vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$190
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$298
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
59
😀 Quality of life
63
52
🏙️ Population
9.8M
116K

The cost of living in Cairo is 19% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8753rd and 8000th ($483 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5501st and 6555th 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
$4.87
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$683

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$332
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$325
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$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
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$313
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$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
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$1149
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$2201

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$582
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$418
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$479
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$477
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$538
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$522
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$260
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$342
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$291
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$243
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$290
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
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$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
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$274
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$313
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$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
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$335
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$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
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$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
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$507
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$312
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$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
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$1387