Kabul vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$195
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$330
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
57
😀 Quality of life
33
49
🏙️ Population
4.27M
116K

The cost of living in Kabul is 27% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7598th ($458 vs $626) 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 0.2 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 8609th and 6744th 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
$2.45
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$506

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$401
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$354
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$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
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$404
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$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$646
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$530
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$270
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$253
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$310
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$382
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$351
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$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
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$286
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$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$286
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
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$524
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$317
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$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445