Mogadishu vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$276
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
26
58
😀 Quality of life
16
41
🏙️ Population
2.12M
116K

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 77% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6317th and 8721st ($819 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Somalia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Somalia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 9088th and 7108th 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
$2.98
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$451

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$622
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$524
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$923
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$536
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$551
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$522
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$405
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$871
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$571
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$706
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$762
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$720
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$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
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$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
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$466
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$883

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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
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$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
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$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
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$341
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$357
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$320
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$348
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$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
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$326
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$327
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$319
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$358
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$339
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$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
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$325
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$391
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$269
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$434
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$321
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$415
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$585
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$337
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$337
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$367
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$1207