Dushanbe vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1759
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$316
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.1
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$330
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
57
😀 Quality of life
42
49
🏙️ Population
863K
116K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 14% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7031st and 7598th ($712 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Tajikistan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 7474th and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Dushanbe Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.66%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1032
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$658
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7848
$506

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49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$680
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$674
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$658
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$555
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$475
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$844
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$458
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393

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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
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$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
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445