Harare vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$408
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
57
😀 Quality of life
49
49
🏙️ Population
2.15M
116K

The cost of living in Harare is 63% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5412th and 7598th ($1021 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6721st and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$506

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$751
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165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
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$755
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$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
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$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
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$830

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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
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$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
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$326
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$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
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$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
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$524
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$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445