Lagos vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$607
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
58
😀 Quality of life
41
38
🏙️ Population
15.1M
116K

The cost of living in Lagos is 130% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4791st and 8719th ($1133 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Nigeria and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6804th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Lagos Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$517

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$774
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$617
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$704
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$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
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$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
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$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
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$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
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$374
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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
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$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
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$340
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$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
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$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
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$578
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$304
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$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
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$1515