Sendai vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$460
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$330
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
57
😀 Quality of life
90
49
🏙️ Population
1.06M
116K

The cost of living in Sendai is 71% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5094th and 7598th ($1069 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 2nd in Japan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Japan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 242nd and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Sendai Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$506

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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