Kathmandu vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$156
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$167
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
58
😀 Quality of life
48
41
🏙️ Population
846K
116K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 2% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8752nd and 8721st ($455 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6452nd and 7108th 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
$1.92
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$2.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$451

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$290
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$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
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$271
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$343
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$291
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$329
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$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
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$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
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$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
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$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
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$319
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$325
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$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
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$328

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$465
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$406
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$507
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$409
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$345
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$469
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
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$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
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$319
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$358
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$339
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$328
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$302
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$325
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$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
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$434
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$321
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$415
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$585
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$337
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$337
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$367
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$1207