Hargeisa vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$220
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
12
59
😀 Quality of life
22
52
🏙️ Population
1.23M
116K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 13% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7179th and 7737th ($712 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Somalia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Somalia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 9073rd and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Hargeisa Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.03
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$588

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$571
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$514
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$504
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$1022
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$491
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$494
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$1269
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$515
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$492
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$551
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$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
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$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
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$491
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$498
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$775
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$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
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$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
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$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
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$771
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$906
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$542

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Distance City Cost of living
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$676
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$414
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$487
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$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
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$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
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$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$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