Kinshasa vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3075
$1466
🏠 One person rent
$578
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$975
$244
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
31
58
😀 Quality of life
40
39
🏙️ Population
14.6M
116K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 79% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4732nd and 7383rd ($1120 vs $627) 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6909th and 7038th 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
$5.68
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1898
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1189
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6139
$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.2
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.59
$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.56
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.17
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4674
$4137

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KinshasaSri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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225 km or 140 mi Kayes
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$676
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$569
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$876
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$788
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$863
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$1012
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$850
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$934
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$976
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$625
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$668
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$645
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1121
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$671
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$577
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$482
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$634
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$767
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$828
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$747
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$513
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$806
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$900
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$900
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1265
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$655
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$741
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$601
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$746
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$631
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$429
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$580
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$425
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$498
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$502
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$582
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$546
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$273
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$333
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$310
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$287
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$244
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$316
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$302
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$306
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$383
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$346
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$300
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$295
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$339
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$360
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$304
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$294
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$306
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$325
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$258
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$430
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$311
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$354
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$533
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$344
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$315
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$346
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$1651