Lubumbashi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$468
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
59
😀 Quality of life
19
52
🏙️ Population
1.79M
116K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 88% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4925th and 8000th ($1125 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the DR Congo and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 9126th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lubumbashi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Lubumbashi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.2
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4525
$683

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107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452

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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
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$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
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387