Saint Petersburg vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2793
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$577
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1013
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1316
$298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
85
59
😀 Quality of life
71
52
🏙️ Population
5.65M
116K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 91% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4898th and 8000th ($1139 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.2 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 3542nd and 6555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Saint Petersburg Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.18
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.37
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1362
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.01
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4926
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3068
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.78
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.43
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.25
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$502
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13865
$683

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$1081
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$1079
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1467
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1490
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1478
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1383
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1312
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1085
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1445
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1521
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$758
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1220
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1533
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1673
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1428
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1843
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1550
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1698
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$834
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1970
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1455
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1974
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1419
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1594
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1054
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1391
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1492
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1403
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1525
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1179
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1597

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$683
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$381
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$582
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$418
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$479
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$477
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$538
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$522
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$278
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$261
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$260
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$342
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$291
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$243
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$290
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$268
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$372
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$329
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$294
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$330
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$274
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$313
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$322
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$283
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$335
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$259
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$315
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$232
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$409
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$332
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$302
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$507
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$312
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$306
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$320
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1387