Lilongwe vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$250
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
12
57
😀 Quality of life
25
49
🏙️ Population
989K
116K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 5% less expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7884th and 7598th ($592 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Malawi vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 8966th and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Lilongwe Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$506

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653

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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
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$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
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445