Kigali vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$489
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$298
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
59
😀 Quality of life
48
52
🏙️ Population
1.75M
116K

The cost of living in Kigali is 46% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6419th and 8000th ($872 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Rwanda and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6866th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Kigali Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$683

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$533
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$411
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$688
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$689
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$543
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$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
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$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
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$689
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$784
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$795
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$613
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$531
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$697
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$635
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$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
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$770
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$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
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$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
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$946
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$513
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$532
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$494
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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
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$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$582
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$418
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$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
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
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$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
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$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
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$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
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$274
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$313
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$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
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$335
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$259
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$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$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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$1387