Karachi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$146
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$298
😷 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 30% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8000th ($421 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.3 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 6375th and 6555th 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
$1.81
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$683

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$355
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$273
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$352
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$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
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$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
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$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
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$311
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$525

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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
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$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
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$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
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
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$507
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$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387