Kathmandu vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$122
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$325
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
59
😀 Quality of life
51
52
🏙️ Population
846K
116K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 34% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8958th and 7737th ($412 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Nepal and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Nepal vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6657th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Kathmandu Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$588

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$300
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$320
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$412
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$300
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$299
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$307
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$340
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$288
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$285
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$280
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$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
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$281
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$298
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$347
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$676
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$414
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$487
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$609
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$447
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$518
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$499
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$554
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$544
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$293
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$275
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$269
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$348
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$348
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$303
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$251
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$299
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$285
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$303
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$299
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$387
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$350
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$306
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$344
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$285
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$331
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$327
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$297
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$349
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$271
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$316
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$236
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$430
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$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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