Sendai vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$1368
🏠 One person rent
$414
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$13.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
59
😀 Quality of life
74
52
🏙️ Population
1.06M
116K

The cost of living in Sendai is 69% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5531st and 8000th ($1007 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 2040th and 6555th 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
$5.41
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
13.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$38
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$683

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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