Dushanbe vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$276
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$167
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
58
😀 Quality of life
40
41
🏙️ Population
863K
116K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 38% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7313th and 8721st ($638 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th 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 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 7225th and 7108th 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
$4.75
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$451

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$629
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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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
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207