Dushanbe vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$355
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$325
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
59
😀 Quality of life
46
52
🏙️ Population
948K
116K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 17% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7063rd and 7737th ($735 vs $627) 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 7083rd and 6552nd 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
$5.32
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.22%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6746
$588

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49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$702
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$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$676
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$414
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$299
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$285
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$285
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$331
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$297
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$349
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$271
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$316
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$236
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$349
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$300
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$523
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$320
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$322
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$334
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1379