Kinshasa vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2529
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$581
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$983
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$298
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
59
😀 Quality of life
27
52
🏙️ Population
14.6M
116K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 90% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4904th and 8000th ($1133 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the DR Congo and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 8881st and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Kinshasa Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.93
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.92
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.42
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.05
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5052
$683

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$590
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$533
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$533
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$881
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$856
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$673
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$915
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$721
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$791
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$923
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$833
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$979
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1019
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$698
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$743
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$610
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1209
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$631
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$554
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$478
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$595
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$801
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$872
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$666
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$506
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$843
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1013
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1156
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$738
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1272
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$627
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$771
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$821

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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
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$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
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387