Dushanbe vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1801
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$290
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$178
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
58
😀 Quality of life
36
38
🏙️ Population
863K
116K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 37% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7107th and 8719th ($672 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 7353rd and 7186th 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
$5.63
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.92%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.69
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$517

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$655
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515