Mogadishu vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$264
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
27
59
😀 Quality of life
19
52
🏙️ Population
2.12M
116K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 15% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7125th and 7737th ($724 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Somalia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Somalia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 9150th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Mogadishu Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$588

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$523
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$601
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$571
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$520
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$775
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$602
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$551
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$588
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$763
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$1022
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$526
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$533
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$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
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$624
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$514
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$408
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$504
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Distance City Cost of living
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$676
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$414
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$487
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$609
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$447
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$518
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$499
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$554
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$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
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$275
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$269
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$348
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$348
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$303
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$251
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$299
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$285
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$303
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$299
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$387
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$350
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$306
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$344
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$285
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$331
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$327
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$297
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$349
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$271
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$316
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$236
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$430
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$349
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$300
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$523
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$320
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$322
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$334
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$1379