Kigali vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$387
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$330
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
27
57
😀 Quality of life
49
49
🏙️ Population
1.16M
116K

The cost of living in Kigali is 21% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6835th and 7598th ($758 vs $626) 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 0.3 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 6733rd and 6744th 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
$2.74
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$506

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$597
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$524
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$499
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$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
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$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
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$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
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$717
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$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$646
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$530
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$270
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$253
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$310
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$382
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$351
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
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$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$286
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
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$524
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$317
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$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
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$1445