Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1368
$998
🏠 One person rent
$257
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$446
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$13.6
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$298
$351
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
59
5
😀 Quality of life
52
43
🏙️ Population
116K
115K

The cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 45% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8000th and 8941st ($597 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd best city to live in Sri Lanka vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6555th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Thimphu

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.46
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.06%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$675
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$531
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.85
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.07
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$683
$600

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$467
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$477
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$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$260
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$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
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$275
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$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
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$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
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$294
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$330
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$274
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$313
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$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$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
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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$437
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$282
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$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
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$293
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$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274