Lahore vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$183
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$298
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
59
😀 Quality of life
52
52
🏙️ Population
11.1M
116K

The cost of living in Lahore is 25% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8860th and 8000th ($450 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Lahore ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6510th and 6555th 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
$2.48
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.7
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.5
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.38%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$617
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.98
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.83
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.97
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.3
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1609
$683

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$359
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$393
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$350
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$286
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$371
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$391
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$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
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$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
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$350
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$334
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$379
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$446
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$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
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$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
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$253
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$256
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$440
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$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
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$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
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$395
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$321

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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
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$467
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$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
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$275
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$297
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$268
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$372
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$329
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$294
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$330
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$274
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$313
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$322
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$283
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$335
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$259
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$315
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$232
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$409
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$332
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$302
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$507
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$312
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$306
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$320
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$1387