Lagos vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$618
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
47
57
😀 Quality of life
41
49
🏙️ Population
15.1M
116K

The cost of living in Lagos is 76% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4957th and 7598th ($1102 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Nigeria and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 7632nd and 6744th 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
$3.01
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$506

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$926
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$417
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$652
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$703
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$1051
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$705
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$600
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$630
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$878
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$668
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$822
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$1774
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$712
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$676
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$563
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$961
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$674
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$646
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$420
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$469
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$590
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$440
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$512
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$479
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$535
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$530
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$296
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$279
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$270
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$344
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$347
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$308
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$253
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$310
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$275
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$300
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$300
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$382
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$351
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$300
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$347
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$286
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$326
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$327
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$295
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$356
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$286
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$321
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$235
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$437
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$346
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$291
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$524
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$327
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