Soweto vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Soweto Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1903
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$604
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$628
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
59
😀 Quality of life
43
52
🏙️ Population
1.27M
116K

The cost of living in Soweto is 73% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5331st and 8000th ($1031 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.4 months in Soweto compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 7513th and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Soweto vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Prices for goods and services in Soweto and Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Soweto Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.93
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$980
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$760
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5012
$683

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$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
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387