Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 62.3% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 78.8% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Colombo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$1.65
Rs498.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$5.04
Rs1,518.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.54
|
$0.51
Rs154.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.31
|
$0.25
Rs74.08
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
$0.74
Rs223.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.48
|
$4.34
Rs1,307.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.41
|
$5.48
Rs1,651.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.69
|
$2.19
Rs661.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.56
|
$2.25
Rs677.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$2.49
Rs750.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.42
Rs125.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$2.10
Rs632.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.37
|
$0.70
Rs212.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.55
Rs166.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.38
Rs114.08
|
|
pay 54.2% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.69
|
$5.24
Rs1,579.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.77
|
$4.72
Rs1,423.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,169.93
|
$29,917.63
Rs9,016,088.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.92
|
$2.83
Rs854.16
|
|
pay 83.1% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€43.04
|
$11.95
Rs3,602.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,684.97
|
$341.69
Rs102,973.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,478.14
|
$142.52
Rs42,950.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.89
|
$25.52
Rs7,691.70
|
|
pay 97.0% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,618.30
|
$26.09
Rs7,863.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,768.99
|
$520.92
Rs156,986.01
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$1.57
Rs474.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.27
|
$1.85
Rs556.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.46
|
$6.30
Rs1,898.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€37.13
|
$12.09
Rs3,643.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.40
|
$3.15
Rs949.06
|
|
pay 57.5% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€73.10
|
$24.08
Rs7,257.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.67
|
$16.10
Rs4,853.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€85.31
|
$54.57
Rs16,444.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€103.04
|
$29.14
Rs8,781.79
|
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