Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$272
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$469
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$13.4
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$325
$462
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
59
5
😀 Quality of life
52
45
🏙️ Population
116K
115K

The cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 52% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7737th and 8957th ($627 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd best city to live in Sri Lanka vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6552nd and 7238th 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
$4.69
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$725
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$569
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.74
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.16
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.26
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$37.5
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$588
$633

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$487
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$293
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$275
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$269
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$348
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$348
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$303
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$251
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$299
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$285
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$303
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$299
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$387
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$350
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$306
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$344
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$285
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$331
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$327
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$297
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$349
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$271
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$316
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$236
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$349
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$300
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$523
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$320
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$322
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$334
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Distance City Cost of living
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$443
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$293
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$307
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$320
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$943
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$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
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$287
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$278
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$253
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$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
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$284
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$298
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$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
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$412
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$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
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$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
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$275
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$319
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$314
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$290
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$308
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$284
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$280
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$285