Lusaka vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$360
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
58
😀 Quality of life
51
41
🏙️ Population
2.47M
116K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 68% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6460th and 8721st ($777 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 7th in Zambia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Zambia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6238th and 7108th 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
$3.81
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$451

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$968
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$795
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$1210
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$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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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