Hargeisa vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$218
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
11
58
😀 Quality of life
7
38
🏙️ Population
760K
116K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 39% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7018th and 8719th ($684 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Somalia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Somalia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 9250th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$517

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$527
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$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$667
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$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515