Hargeisa vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$281
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
11
58
😀 Quality of life
11
41
🏙️ Population
760K
116K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 76% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6334th and 8721st ($815 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 9249th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$451

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$602
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$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$705
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$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486

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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