Hiriketiya vs Weligama
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Weligama saves you $576/month
💰 Cost of Living Breakdown
Monthly expenses comparison in USD
Expense
Hiriketiya
Weligama
Total Budget
$1,200/mo
$624/mo ✓
Rent (1BR)
$500/mo
$450/mo ✓
Coworking
$100/mo ✓
$150/mo
Meal Out
$4
$4
Coffee
$2.5 ✓
$3.5
Weligama is $576/mo cheaper (92% savings)
💻 Remote Work Essentials
Internet, timezone, and language comparison
🇱🇰 Hiriketiya
📶 Internet80 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC+5
🗣️ Englishmedium
🛂 Nomad VisaAvailable
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West0h
🇺🇸 US East1h
🇬🇧 London6h
🇩🇪 Berlin7h
🇱🇰 Weligama
📶 Internet75
🕐 TimezoneUTC+5
🗣️ Englishmedium
🛂 Nomad VisaAvailable
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West0h
🇺🇸 US East1h
🇬🇧 London6h
🇩🇪 Berlin7h
🌡️ Climate Comparison
Weather patterns and best times to visit
Hiriketiya
ClimateTropical Wet
Avg Temp27°C
Rainy Days279/year
Best months: February
Weligama
ClimateTropical Wet
Avg Temp27°C
Rainy Days297/year
Quarterly Temperatures
Jan
25°25°
Apr
27°27°
Jul
27°27°
Oct
26°26°
HiriketiyaWeligama
📊 Full Comparison
Category
🇱🇰Hiriketiya
🇱🇰Weligama
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Monthly Budget
$1,200
$624
Winner📶
Internet Speed
80 Mbps
75 Mbps
🛡️
Safety
4.2/5
4/5
⭐
Nomad Score
4.1/10
Winner3.6/10
🍽️
Food Scene
8/10
Winner4/10
🎉
Nightlife
6/10
Winner3/10
🚶
Walkability
6/10
6/10
👥
Community
medium
Winnersmall
4
Hiriketiya wins
vs
1
Weligama wins
Which City is Right for You?
Recommendations based on your nomad style
💵Budget Nomad
Weligama
$576/mo cheaper with similar quality of life
💻Developer
Either works
Both have adequate internet for development work
🦋Social Butterfly
Hiriketiya
Larger nomad community for networking
🛡️Safety-First
Either works
Both cities are similarly safe
🍜Foodie
Hiriketiya
Better food scene with incredible variety
🎉Party Person
Hiriketiya
World-famous nightlife scene
🇱🇰Hiriketiya
Pros
- +Beautiful horseshoe bay with consistent surf
- +Growing digital nomad community with coworking spaces
- +Affordable cost of living under $1,500/month
- +Excellent food scene with local and Western options
Cons
- −Internet can be unreliable during power cuts
- −Limited nightlife compared to other destinations
- −Monsoon season May-September limits activities
- −Healthcare requires travel to larger cities
🇱🇰Weligama
Pros
- +Very low cost of living compared to Western standards
- +Soft, forgiving waves that are perfect for learning to surf almost year-round
- +Growing community of surfers and digital nomads
- +Good fiber in coworking spaces and several cafés
Cons
- −High humidity and heavy rain during monsoon season
- −Infrastructure less developed than Bali or Thailand
- −Occasional power cuts during storms
- −For serious healthcare you need to go to Galle or Colombo