Dar es Salaam vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$334
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
59
😀 Quality of life
55
52
🏙️ Population
4.72M
116K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 23% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7084th and 8000th ($735 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tanzania and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6319th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Dar es Salaam Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$683

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$586
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$546
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$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
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$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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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
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387