Nairobi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$305
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
59
😀 Quality of life
59
52
🏙️ Population
5.55M
116K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 35% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6736th and 8000th ($807 vs $597) 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 0.3 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 6034th and 6555th 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
$5.36
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$683

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$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
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$635
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$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
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$495
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$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
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$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
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$591
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$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
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$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
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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
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
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$313
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$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
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$335
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$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$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
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$1387