Helsinki vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$937
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$167
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
58
😀 Quality of life
95
41
🏙️ Population
665K
116K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 295% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 2273rd and 8721st ($1825 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Finland and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Finland vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 26th and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.08
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$465
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$406
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$507
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$409
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$345
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$469
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$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
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$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