Harare vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$416
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
59
😀 Quality of life
48
52
🏙️ Population
2.15M
116K

The cost of living in Harare is 63% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5483rd and 7737th ($1024 vs $627) 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 6918th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Harare Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$588

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$577
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$861
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$924
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$828
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$630
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$686
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$750
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$1000
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$505
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$815
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$495
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$461
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$591
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$633
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$458
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$718
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$496
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$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
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$692
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$1189
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$1473
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$551
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$583
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$1229
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$530
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$628
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$1030
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$527
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$1133
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$950
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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
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$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
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$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
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$299
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$285
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$303
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$299
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$387
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$350
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$306
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$344
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$285
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$331
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$327
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$297
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$349
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$271
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$316
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$236
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$430
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$349
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$300
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$523
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$320
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$322
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$334
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$1379