Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1466
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$276
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$484
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$15.1
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$244
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
58
5
😀 Quality of life
39
34
🏙️ Population
116K
115K

The cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 49% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7383rd and 8915th ($627 vs $422) 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 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th best city to live in Sri Lanka vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7038th and 7592nd 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
$3.39
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.05%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$756
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$592
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.2
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.05
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.38
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.27
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.25
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$32.6
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4137
$666

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$323
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$335
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