Kabul vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$211
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$298
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
59
😀 Quality of life
26
52
🏙️ Population
5.33M
116K

The cost of living in Kabul is 16% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8650th and 8000th ($504 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 8929th and 6555th 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
$3.18
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$683

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150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
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$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
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$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

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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
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$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
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$274
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$313
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$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
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$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
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$409
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$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
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$507
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$312
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$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
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$1387