Islamabad vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$496
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$228
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$298
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
59
😀 Quality of life
50
52
🏙️ Population
1.01M
116K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 17% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8685th and 8000th ($496 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Islamabad ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6656th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Islamabad Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$233
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.59%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1529
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.85
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.95
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.68
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.5
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3550
$683

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$446
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$371
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$280
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$373
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$350
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$253
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$321
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$394
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$335
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$391
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$382
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$313
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$286
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$309
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$393
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$332
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$396
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$381
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$359
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$450
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$306
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$379
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$397
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$339
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$371
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$438
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$340
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$456
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$346
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$504
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$401
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$350
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$391
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$440
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$447
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$447
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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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
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$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
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$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
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387