Dodoma vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$200
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$293
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
19
58
😀 Quality of life
26
41
🏙️ Population
214K
116K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 26% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7835th and 8721st ($581 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 8738th and 7108th 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
$5.89
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.67%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3825
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.91
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.69
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.3
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2745
$451

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$762
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$622
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$720
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$493
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$493
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$524
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$646
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$452
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$530
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$338
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$439
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1176
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$337
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$446
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$448
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$441
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$449
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$449
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$445
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$746
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$486
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$424
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$405
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$448
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$493
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$458
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$453
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$547
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$677
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$557
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$539
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$542
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$776
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$654
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$600

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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
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$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207