Soweto vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$620
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.3
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1631
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
59
😀 Quality of life
48
52
🏙️ Population
1.27M
116K

The cost of living in Soweto is 68% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5251st and 7737th ($1057 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in South Africa and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check South Africa vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Soweto compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 6890th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Soweto Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.11
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4370
$588

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$1171
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$958
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$892
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$865
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$967
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$792
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$1049
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$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
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$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
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$899
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$826
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$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
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$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$676
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$414
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$299
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$285
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$285
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$331
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$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$297
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$349
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$271
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$316
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$236
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$430
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$349
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$300
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$523
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$320
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$322
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$334
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1379