Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 58.3% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 74.1% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.73
|
$2.68
LKR798.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.30
|
$6.46
LKR1,925.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$0.64
LKR189.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.09
|
$0.33
LKR98.48
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.65
|
$0.58
LKR174.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.51
|
$6.28
LKR1,873.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.12
|
$5.98
LKR1,783.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
$2.14
LKR636.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.24
|
$2.26
LKR674.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$2.80
LKR836.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.42
LKR125.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$2.35
LKR701.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$0.61
LKR182.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.46
LKR136.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.43
LKR128.65
|
|
pay 53.5% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.25
|
$4.75
LKR1,414.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.10
|
$6.21
LKR1,850.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,660.30
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,849,342.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.16
|
$3.08
LKR917.86
|
|
pay 82.4% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€40.72
|
$14.05
LKR4,188.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,136.69
|
$150.86
LKR44,978.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€942.94
|
$101.60
LKR30,289.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€169.32
|
$30.30
LKR9,032.30
|
|
pay 96.1% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,583.91
|
$24.77
LKR7,383.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,426.10
|
$520.09
LKR155,058.87
|
|
pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.01
|
$2.01
LKR600.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.23
|
$2.33
LKR693.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
$7.45
LKR2,222.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€34.85
|
$12.08
LKR3,601.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.48
|
$3.25
LKR968.64
|
|
pay 56.3% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.00
|
$27.19
LKR8,105.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.43
|
$18.21
LKR5,430.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€83.58
|
$54.88
LKR16,361.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.00
|
$32.71
LKR9,751.02
|
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