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
$722
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$353
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
58
😀 Quality of life
55
38
🏙️ Population
4.72M
116K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 47% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6805th and 8719th ($722 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Tanzania and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5882nd and 7186th 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
$2.56
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$517

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515