Cost of Living inSri Jayewardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka

Western Province, Sri Lanka116KLower middle income

Purchasing Power vs. United States

Your money goes 3.81x further

Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Sri Lanka: $13,753/capita.

How Far Your Money Goes

Prices are 66% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).

Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.

Overall

2.9x further

Prices are 66% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).

Rent

14x further

Prices are 93% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).

Groceries

2.1x further

Prices are 52% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).

Restaurants

4.1x further

Prices are 76% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).

Income Category

Lower Middle

World Bank GNI

Happiness

3.9 / 10

#126 globally

GDP per Capita

$13,753

PPP, International $

City Population

116K

Child Education

Public-school quality, expat access, instruction language, and homeschool legality for relocating families.

Public schools

Public-schooling rules are set nationally for Sri Lanka; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte-specific enrollment notes are still being verified.

Mixed public schools

Quality

Mixed public schools

Expat access

Language-heavy for expats

hard

Instruction

Sinhala / Tamil

Language fit is more manageable.

PISA / outcomes

Qualitative only

Using curated quality notes for now.

Why this quality rating

Sri Lanka has high literacy rates and a functioning public school system, but quality is uneven. Instruction is mainly in Sinhala or Tamil. Colombo has a growing set of international schools targeting expat families.

Why the expat-access rating looks like this

Resident foreign families can technically access public schools, but the language of instruction (Sinhala or Tamil) makes it impractical for most international families without deep language integration.

❓ Homeschooling

Not specifically regulated

Sri Lanka requires compulsory education but does not specifically address homeschooling. Some expat families homeschool in Colombo and southern coastal areas.

Homeschool legality in Sri Lanka — check current regulations before committing.

Source: User-curated family relocation research (initial seed) (2026-04-14)

Childcare & Domestic Help

Estimate-only country fallback for the family-support costs we track in Sri Lanka.

Full-time nanny (5 days)

$300-$575

Estimate-only country fallback

Live-in / 24-7 nanny

$575-$1,025

Estimate-only country fallback

Source: curated family relocation research(derived country fallback)

Getting Around

Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.

Healthcare

System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Sri Lanka.

Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.

Hospital and clinic listings for Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte are still being verified. The country-level health-system summary for Sri Lanka applies; named facilities and direct self-pay prices appear here only after they are source-backed.

Healthcare system

Mixed

Solid hospital-bed capacity and maternal mortality is low help, but households still pay a large share themselves.

Public care

Limited

Public funding looks lighter and patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs weigh on this rating.

Private care

Limited

This is an inferred read based on facility depth, private ownership signals, and available self-pay pricing.

UHC coverage

72/100

2023

Physicians

1.14/1k

2023

Hospital beds

3.93/1k

2023

Out of pocket

55%

2023

Outcome signals

Life expectancy

77.7 yrs

2024

Maternal mortality

18/100k

2023

Neonatal mortality

4.0/1k

2024

International patient readiness

Limited

Price transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.

Pricing transparency

Limited

Published self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.

Facility coverage

Self-pay pricing visibility

No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Sri Lanka yet.

This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.

System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01

Safety & Governance

City-level perceived-crime data is not sourced for Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte yet. Showing Sri Lanka national safety and governance signals until a matched city row lands.

Street Safety

Safety Index47/100

Crime Index53/100

Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.

Political Stability

Political Stability-0.14

World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.

Wages by Sector

(national average)

Wage data shown is the national median. City-specific wage benchmarks are queued for the next quarterly update, so use this as a country-level salary anchor rather than a local labor-market quote.

Sector	Median	Mean	25th	75th
Administrative & Support Services	—	613,228 LKR/yr	—	—
Agriculture & Farming	—	343,742 LKR/yr	—	—
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation	—	574,057 LKR/yr	—	—
Construction	—	543,189 LKR/yr	—	—
Education	—	727,157 LKR/yr	—	—
Finance & Insurance	—	893,862 LKR/yr	—	—
Healthcare & Social Work	—	904,522 LKR/yr	—	—
Hospitality & Food Service	—	593,744 LKR/yr	—	—
Information & Technology	—	1,436,257 LKR/yr	—	—
Manufacturing	—	547,754 LKR/yr	—	—
Mining & Quarrying	—	357,427 LKR/yr	—	—
Other Services	—	428,070 LKR/yr	—	—
Professional & Scientific Services	—	869,290 LKR/yr	—	—
Public Administration & Defence	—	672,402 LKR/yr	—	—
Real Estate	—	1,404,355 LKR/yr	—	—
Retail & Wholesale Trade	—	524,163 LKR/yr	—	—
Transport & Logistics	—	690,674 LKR/yr	—	—
Utilities	—	569,458 LKR/yr	—	—

2024 annual wages in Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka · Source: ILO ILOSTAT

Price Comparison vs. US

bread 500g

$0.57Estimated83% cheaper

budget hotel

$10.80Estimated70% cheaper

childcare preschool

$37.41Estimated98% cheaper

eggs dozen

$1.71Estimated64% cheaper

gasoline liter

$1.03EstimatedSame

inexpensive meal

$4.65Estimated78% cheaper

internet 60mbps

$18.82Estimated72% cheaper

International School (Annual)

$8500.00Estimated73% cheaper

luxury hotel

$164.00Estimated66% cheaper

milk liter

$1.74Estimated43% more

monthly pass

$8.21Estimated88% cheaper

rent 1br

$467.29Estimated74% cheaper

rent 3br

$1123.58Estimated65% cheaper

taxi km

$0.39Estimated79% cheaper

utilities basic

$49.49Estimated77% cheaper

Visa Information (US passport)

Short-stay entry

visa on arrival

US passport holders can obtain a visa on arrival.

Long-Term Visa Programs

digital nomad

Digital Nomad Visa

12 monthsMin. $2,000/mo income

Migrated from legacy digital_nomad_visas row 33

Quick comparison FAQ

Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.

How far does your money go in Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte compared with the US?

Your money goes about 3.8x further in Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Sri Lanka here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.

Is Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?

Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 66% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte. We are using the country-level cost index for Sri Lanka here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.

How does rent in Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte compare with New York City?

Rent in Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is about 93% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Sri Lanka here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.

How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte?

Groceries in Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte are about 52% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 76% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Sri Lanka here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.

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Cost of Living inSri Jayewardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka

Purchasing Power vs. United States

How Far Your Money Goes

Child Education

Public schools

Why this quality rating

Why the expat-access rating looks like this

❓ Homeschooling

Childcare & Domestic Help

Getting Around

Healthcare

Healthcare system

Public care

Private care

Outcome signals

International patient readiness

Pricing transparency

Facility coverage

Self-pay pricing visibility

Safety & Governance

Street Safety

Political Stability

Wages by Sector

Price Comparison vs. US

Visa Information (US passport)

Long-Term Visa Programs

Digital Nomad Visa

Quick comparison FAQ

How far does your money go in Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte compared with the US?

Is Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?

How does rent in Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte compare with New York City?

How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte?

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