Lusaka vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$250
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
58
😀 Quality of life
48
38
🏙️ Population
2.47M
116K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 39% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7016th and 8719th ($685 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th in Zambia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Zambia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6308th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Lusaka Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$517

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$894
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$725
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$1139
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$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
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$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670

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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
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$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
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$578
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$304
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$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515