Kathmandu vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$134
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$298
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
59
😀 Quality of life
47
52
🏙️ Population
846K
116K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 29% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8916th and 8000th ($424 vs $597) 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 0.3 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 6934th and 6555th 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
$1.97
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$683

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$264
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$303
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$270
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$245
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$282
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$274
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$266
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$255
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$287
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$960
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$264
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$437
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$289
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$320
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$412
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$291
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$288
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$307
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$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
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$289
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$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
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$297
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Distance City Cost of living
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$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
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$467
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$582
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$418
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$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
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$275
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$297
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$268
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$372
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$329
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$294
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$330
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$274
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$313
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$322
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$283
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$335
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$259
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$315
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$232
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$409
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$332
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$302
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$507
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$312
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$306
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$320
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