Kabul vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$200
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$325
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
59
😀 Quality of life
25
52
🏙️ Population
5.33M
116K

The cost of living in Kabul is 25% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8823rd and 7737th ($473 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 8992nd and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Kabul Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$588

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$454
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$488
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$360
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$464
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$704
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$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
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$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
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$367
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$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
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$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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Distance City Cost of living
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$676
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$414
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$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
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$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
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$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
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$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