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
$720
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$315
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
58
😀 Quality of life
55
41
🏙️ Population
4.72M
116K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 56% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6696th and 8721st ($720 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5965th and 7108th 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
$1.95
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$451

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$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$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
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207