Harare vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$422
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
58
😀 Quality of life
47
41
🏙️ Population
2.15M
116K

The cost of living in Harare is 107% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5620th and 8721st ($957 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6463rd and 7108th 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
$6.43
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$451

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$852
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$761
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$784
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$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
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$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
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$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
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$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

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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