Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 57.2% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 72.5% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.97
|
$2.86
LKR837.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.71
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.82
|
$0.71
LKR206.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.24
|
$0.35
LKR102.91
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.72
|
$0.56
LKR164.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.95
|
$6.21
LKR1,816.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$6.31
LKR1,845.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.24
|
$2.18
LKR636.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.60
|
$2.29
LKR670.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.83
|
$3.04
LKR887.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.44
LKR129.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$2.56
LKR749.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.58
|
$0.50
LKR146.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.48
LKR140.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.44
LKR129.45
|
|
pay 52.9% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.48
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€91.93
|
$10.76
LKR3,146.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,621.85
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,497,569.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.81
|
$3.09
LKR902.77
|
|
pay 81.8% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€41.34
|
$13.80
LKR4,035.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,236.01
|
$163.33
LKR47,762.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€1,008.50
|
$123.34
LKR36,068.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€180.02
|
$30.68
LKR8,972.19
|
|
pay 96.5% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,560.85
|
$26.94
LKR7,877.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,677.83
|
$475.05
LKR138,917.27
|
|
pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.32
|
$2.00
LKR585.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.45
|
$2.35
LKR687.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€11.05
|
$8.91
LKR2,604.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€37.38
|
$14.75
LKR4,314.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.37
|
$3.23
LKR943.94
|
|
pay 53.9% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€80.87
|
$29.58
LKR8,648.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.68
|
$19.20
LKR5,615.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€88.78
|
$65.72
LKR19,217.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€113.64
|
$33.57
LKR9,816.07
|
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