Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 68.4% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 78.7% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.32
|
$1.75
Rs527.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.06
|
$4.38
Rs1,323.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.63
|
$0.59
Rs177.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.13
|
$0.23
Rs70.47
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.79
|
$0.52
Rs155.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.46
|
$4.18
Rs1,262.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$4.78
Rs1,442.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.17
|
$1.54
Rs464.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$1.66
Rs500.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.15
|
$1.35
Rs408.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.31
Rs94.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.99
Rs298.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.51
Rs152.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.39
Rs118.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$0.30
Rs91.29
|
|
pay 59.9% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.82
|
$3.78
Rs1,140.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€96.21
|
$3.26
Rs984.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€26,697.80
|
$29,467.74
Rs8,900,938.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€21.93
|
$2.65
Rs801.66
|
|
pay 84.9% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.03
|
$10.65
Rs3,216.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,044.56
|
$140.37
Rs42,399.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€892.66
|
$70.41
Rs21,268.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€165.66
|
$29.97
Rs9,053.46
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,488.27
|
$30.93
Rs9,341.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€5,899.62
|
$751.48
Rs226,989.52
|
|
pay 63.6% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.05
|
$1.66
Rs500.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.09
|
$1.50
Rs453.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.21
|
$5.56
Rs1,678.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.36
|
$9.58
Rs2,893.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€11.98
|
$2.40
Rs726.28
|
|
pay 69.6% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€81.47
|
$19.97
Rs6,030.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€38.45
|
$13.20
Rs3,988.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€89.02
|
$44.09
Rs13,316.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€113.87
|
$26.84
Rs8,106.79
|
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