Nairobi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$1466
🏠 One person rent
$262
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$244
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
58
😀 Quality of life
59
39
🏙️ Population
5.55M
116K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 21% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6622nd and 7383rd ($760 vs $627) 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 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5369th and 7038th 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
$5.45
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$4137

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$558
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$523
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$486
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$594
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$613
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$771
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$648
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$573
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$518
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$801
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$492
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$648
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$413
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$631
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$429
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$467
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$580
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$425
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$498
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$502
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$582
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$546
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$296
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$275
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$273
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$333
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$310
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$287
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$244
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$316
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$302
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$314
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$306
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$383
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$346
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$306
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$300
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$295
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$339
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$360
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$304
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$294
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$306
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$325
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$258
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$430
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$311
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$354
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$533
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$344
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$315
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$346
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$1651