Lubumbashi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2586
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$468
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
57
😀 Quality of life
14
49
🏙️ Population
1.79M
116K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 80% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4892nd and 7598th ($1124 vs $626) 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 5th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 9202nd and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.42
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$500
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4473
$506

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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