Lubumbashi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lubumbashi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$486
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1591
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
14
58
😀 Quality of life
17
38
🏙️ Population
1.79M
116K

The cost of living in Lubumbashi is 105% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5639th and 8719th ($1007 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 8955th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lubumbashi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2132
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.08%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6922
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.5
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4965
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515