Saint Petersburg vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$502
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$876
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1116
$330
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
82
57
😀 Quality of life
71
49
🏙️ Population
5.65M
116K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 55% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5813th and 7598th ($971 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Russia and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Russia vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 3397th and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saint Petersburg Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.2
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1172
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.03
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.54%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2610
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.4
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.09
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.1
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10534
$506

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$1083
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$1064
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1477
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1516
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1561
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1265
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$999
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1386
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1561
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$680
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1174
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1618
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1611
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1145
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1881
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1580
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1655
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$745
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1947
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1372
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1394
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1601
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1041
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1383
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1503
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1500
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1524
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1184
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1566

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$646
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$530
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$270
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$253
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$310
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$382
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$351
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$286
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445