Karachi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$174
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$167
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
58
😀 Quality of life
53
41
🏙️ Population
14.9M
116K

The cost of living in Karachi is 10% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8902nd and 8721st ($417 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6078th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Karachi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$451

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$297
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$292
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$326
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324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
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$293
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$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
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$1126
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$546

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$465
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$406
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$507
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$409
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$345
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$469
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
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$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
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$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207