Helsinki vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
58
😀 Quality of life
95
38
🏙️ Population
676K
116K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 294% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 2046th and 8719th ($1936 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Finland and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Finland vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 37th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Helsinki Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$5
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515