Nairobi vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$239
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$167
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
58
😀 Quality of life
59
41
🏙️ Population
5.55M
116K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 40% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 7242nd and 8721st ($646 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kenya and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Kenya vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 5517th and 7108th 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
$3.87
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$451

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$530
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$524
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175 km or 109 mi Meru
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235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
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265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
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$600
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$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
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$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
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$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
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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
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$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
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
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$358
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$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
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$585
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$337
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$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
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$1207