Hargeisa vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1626
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$198
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
12
59
😀 Quality of life
19
52
🏙️ Population
1.23M
116K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 14% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7399th and 8000th ($682 vs $597) 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 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 9138th and 6555th 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
$5.04
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.17%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4280
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6350
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.76
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.44
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.9
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.2
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$606
$683

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$563
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$564
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$509
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$497
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$488
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$931
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$476
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$478
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$1148
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$499
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$476
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$532
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$748
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$910
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$745
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$800
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$477
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$923
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$475
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$481
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$746
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$484
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$721
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$513
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$864
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$483
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$871
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$947
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$873
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
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$890
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$993
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$543

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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
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
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$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
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$1387