Harare vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$415
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$298
😷 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 70% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5463rd and 8000th ($1015 vs $597) 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 6892nd and 6555th 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
$9.57
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$683

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$629
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$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
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$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$582
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$418
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$479
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$477
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$538
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$522
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$260
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$342
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$291
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$243
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$290
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
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$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
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$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
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$409
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$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
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$507
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$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387