Lubumbashi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3081
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$496
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
14
58
😀 Quality of life
21
41
🏙️ Population
1.79M
116K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 122% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5141st and 8721st ($1025 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Lubumbashi ranked 2nd best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 8928th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1171
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.4
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$2.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.2
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.1
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.9
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5005
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207