Kigali vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$323
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$167
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
58
😀 Quality of life
47
41
🏙️ Population
1.16M
116K

The cost of living in Kigali is 46% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6978th and 8721st ($677 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Rwanda and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6517th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$2.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$451

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$599
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$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$493
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$547
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$654
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$556
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$808
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571

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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
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
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$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207