Sendai vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$402
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$167
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
58
😀 Quality of life
78
41
🏙️ Population
1.06M
116K

The cost of living in Sendai is 122% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5135th and 8721st ($1026 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 7th in Japan and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Japan vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 603rd and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$465
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$406
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$507
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$409
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$345
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$469
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207