Dushanbe vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$401
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$298
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
59
😀 Quality of life
47
52
🏙️ Population
948K
116K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 29% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6897th and 8000th ($773 vs $597) 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 6988th and 6555th 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
$4.86
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.96%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6733
$683

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$737
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$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438

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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
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$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
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387