Kampala vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1649
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$312
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$298
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
54
59
😀 Quality of life
48
52
🏙️ Population
1.68M
116K

The cost of living in Kampala is 17% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7291st and 8000th ($697 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Uganda and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Uganda vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kampala compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6847th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Kampala Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.24
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.64%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1001
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.76
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.94
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.61
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.8
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5038
$683

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$513
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$613
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$795
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$671
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$577
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$784
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$872
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$553
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$532
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$688
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$583
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$411
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$533
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$447
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$689
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$688
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$807
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$691
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$543
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$513
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$688
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$779
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$448
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$750
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$690
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$415
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$828
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$543
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Distance City Cost of living
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$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
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$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
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$291
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$243
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$290
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$275
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$297
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$268
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$372
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$329
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$294
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$330
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$274
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$313
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$322
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$283
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$335
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$259
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$315
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$232
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$409
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$332
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$302
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$507
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$312
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$306
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$320
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