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
€17.77
|
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.59
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.79
|
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.21
|
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.70
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.88
|
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.19
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.53
|
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.56
|
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
|
pay 52.9% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.39
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€90.93
|
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,289.33
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.57
|
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
|
pay 81.8% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€40.89
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,222.59
|
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€997.55
|
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€178.06
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
|
pay 96.5% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,543.90
|
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,583.60
|
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
|
pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.26
|
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.42
|
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.93
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€36.98
|
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.22
|
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
|
pay 53.9% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€79.99
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.28
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€87.82
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€112.41
|
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
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