Kathmandu vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$147
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$178
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
58
😀 Quality of life
45
38
🏙️ Population
846K
116K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 10% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8885th and 8719th ($443 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6524th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$517

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$311
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$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
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$294
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$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
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$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
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$578
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$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515