Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1466	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$276	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$15.1	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$244	$2476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	58	65
😀 Quality of life	39	70
🏙️ Population	116K	1.13M

The cost of living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 41% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 7383rd and 5096th ($627 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Sri Lanka and South Korea, respectively. Check Sri Lanka vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th best city to live in Sri Lanka vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 7038th and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte vs Ulsan

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	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$503	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.05%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$756	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$592	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.2	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.05	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.38	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.27	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.62	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.37	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.6	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$32.6	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4137	$13412

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1027
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$988
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1060
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1075
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$998
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$983
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$887
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$924
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$992
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1054
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$880
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$977
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1000
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$903
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$979
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$964
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$989
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$987
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1059
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1012
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$992
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$854
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$977
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$902
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$936
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1019
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1037
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1019
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$864
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$959