Common information
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
- 60 943
Cost of living and prices in Anuradhapura
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre171USD/month
- in city centre410USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre273USD/month
- in city centre1,229USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 2 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 11 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 7 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 15 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 12 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 9 USD |
Transportation
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 0 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 0 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 1 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 35,460 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 41,017 USD |
Entertainment
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 3 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 31 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 22 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 70 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 39 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 27 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 3 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 410 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 171 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,229 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 273 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 19.27 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Anuradhapura
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 40 | 38 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 40 |
| Average high, °C | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
| Average temperature, °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Average low, °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Record low, °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 16 |
| Rain, days | 6 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 91 |
| Fog, days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 52 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 74 | 255 | 230 | 211 | 79 | 55 | 69 | 152 | 84 | 9 | 27 | 40 | 1285 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 82 | 86 | 90 | 85 | 79 | 81 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 83 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 70 | 75 | 81 | 82 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 70 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 72 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 16 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 267 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 558 | 547 | 492 | 481 | 473 | 466 | 568 | 576 | 584 | 564 | 581 | 583 | 6473 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |