Sendai vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$1466
🏠 One person rent
$435
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$244
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
58
😀 Quality of life
90
39
🏙️ Population
1.06M
116K

The cost of living in Sendai is 68% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5132nd and 7383rd ($1055 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 156th and 7038th 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
$6.36
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$32.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$4137

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SendaiSri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$631
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$429
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$467
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$580
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$425
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$498
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$502
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$582
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$546
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$273
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$333
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$310
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$287
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$244
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$316
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$302
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$306
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$383
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$346
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$300
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$295
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$339
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$360
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$304
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$294
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$306
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$325
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$258
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$311
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$354
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$533
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$344
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$315
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$346
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1651