Lahore vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1000
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$175
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$330
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
57
😀 Quality of life
48
49
🏙️ Population
11.1M
116K

The cost of living in Lahore is 32% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8922nd and 7598th ($427 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6783rd and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Lahore Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.14
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.3
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$192
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.49%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$622
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$525
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.24
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.15
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.71
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.25
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.6
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1207
$506

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$380
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$302
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$311
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$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
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$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
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$284
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$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
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$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
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$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
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$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
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$388
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$334

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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
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$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
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$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
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445