Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$492
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1287
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$170
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$15.1
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
58
5
😀 Quality of life
38
50
🏙️ Population
116K
115K

The cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 27% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8719th and 9013th ($492 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Sri Lanka and Bhutan, respectively. Check Sri Lanka vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th best city to live in Sri Lanka vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7186th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.4
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.2
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.04
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.56
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.2
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.8
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$517
$691

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9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284