Nairobi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$286
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
57
😀 Quality of life
58
49
🏙️ Population
5.55M
116K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 30% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6622nd and 7598th ($811 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kenya and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Kenya vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6071st and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Nairobi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$506

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$460
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$420
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175 km or 109 mi Meru
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232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$646
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$530
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$270
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$253
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$310
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$382
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$351
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$286
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445