Dodoma vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1357
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$167
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$275
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$35
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95.6
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
59
😀 Quality of life
27
52
🏙️ Population
214K
116K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 17% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8687th and 8000th ($495 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.2 months in Dodoma compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 8883rd and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Dodoma Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.64
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.45
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.4
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$151
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.78%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6346
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.37
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7365
$683

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$735
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$611
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$613
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$415
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$807
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$563
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$448
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$522
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$532
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1132
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$559
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$688
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$690
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$549
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$689
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$688
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$691
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$770
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$543
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$524
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$513
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$689
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$750
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$447
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$688
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$531
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$872
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$603
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$583
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$573
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$828
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$697
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$635

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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
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$313
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$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
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$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
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$312
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$306
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$320
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$1387