Dodoma vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$178
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
20
57
😀 Quality of life
30
49
🏙️ Population
214K
116K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 16% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8485th and 7598th ($526 vs $626) 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 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 8776th and 6744th 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
$3.85
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$506

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$596
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$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
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$811
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$548
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$460
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$503
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$888
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$565
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$687
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$688
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$543
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$688
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$687
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$689
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$792
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$549
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$511
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$528
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$686
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$754
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$412
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$689
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$578
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$758
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$623
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$524
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$582
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$842
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$717
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$658

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$646
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$530
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$270
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$253
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$310
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$382
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$351
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
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$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$286
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
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$524
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$317
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$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
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$1445