Karachi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$168
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$330
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
57
😀 Quality of life
54
49
🏙️ Population
14.9M
116K

The cost of living in Karachi is 31% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8915th and 7598th ($430 vs $626) 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 0.3 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 6371st and 6744th 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
$1.75
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$506

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$382
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$324
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$336
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$290
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$340
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$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
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$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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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
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$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
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445