Karachi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$163
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$325
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
59
😀 Quality of life
54
52
🏙️ Population
14.9M
116K

The cost of living in Karachi is 31% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8914th and 7737th ($434 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6414th and 6552nd 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
$1.8
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$588

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$284
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$324
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$310
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$378
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$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
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$330
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$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
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$326
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$257
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$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
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$693
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$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
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$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
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$269
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$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
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$351
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$297
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$294
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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$676
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$414
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$299
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$285
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
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$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
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$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
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$285
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$331
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$327
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$297
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$349
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$271
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$316
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$236
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$430
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$349
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$300
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$523
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$320
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$322
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$334
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$1379