Lusaka vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$272
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
59
😀 Quality of life
51
52
🏙️ Population
2.47M
116K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 30% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6881st and 8000th ($777 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Zambia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Zambia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6622nd and 6555th 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
$8.56
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$683

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$629
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$1602
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$1378
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$727
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$813
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$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
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$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
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$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$582
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$418
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$479
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$477
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$538
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$522
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$260
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$342
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$291
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$243
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$290
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
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$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
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$274
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$313
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$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
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$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
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$409
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$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
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$507
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$312
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$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387