Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$462
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1236
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$150
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$371
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$14.5
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$167
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
58
5
😀 Quality of life
41
36
🏙️ Population
116K
79.2K

The cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 2% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8721st and 8761st ($462 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 months in Thimphu. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th best city to live in Sri Lanka vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 7108th and 7674th 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
$2.57
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$368
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.8
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.9%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.64
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.96
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.47
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.46
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.3
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$451
$701

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$582
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$465
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$406
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$507
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$469
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$533
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$523
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$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
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$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
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$357
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$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
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$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
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$326
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$327
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$319
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$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$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
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207

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Distance City Cost of living
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$476
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$343
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$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
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$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
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$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288