Kabul vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$285
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$178
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
58
😀 Quality of life
13
38
🏙️ Population
4.27M
116K

The cost of living in Kabul is 22% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7801st and 8719th ($599 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 9123rd and 7186th 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
$2.69
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$517

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$469
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$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
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$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487

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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
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$578
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$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515