Lahore vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$151
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$167
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
58
😀 Quality of life
51
41
🏙️ Population
11.1M
116K

The cost of living in Lahore is 17% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 8998th and 8721st ($386 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6245th and 7108th 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
$1.97
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$451

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$508
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$240
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$303
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$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
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$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
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$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
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$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$465
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$406
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$507
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$409
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$345
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$469
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
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$415
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$585
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$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207