Amsterdam vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3118
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7329
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$2031
$275
🏘️ Family rent
$3485
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$260
$13.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4702
$330
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
57
😀 Quality of life
96
49
🏙️ Population
921K
116K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 398% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 143rd and 7598th ($3118 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 31st and 6744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.4
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.2
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2130
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1705
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3833
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2970
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
15.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10418
$753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7591
$579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$7.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.2
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.31
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.47
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$5.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.84
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.62
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.4
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2892
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19920
$506

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2178
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2589
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2252
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2230
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2568
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2256
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2718
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2222
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2414
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1514
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2392
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2111
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2581
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2374
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2228
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2011
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2615
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1829
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1860
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2082
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2318
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2070
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2154
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2187
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1986
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1992
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2058
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2107
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2164
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2100
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2087
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2238

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$646
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$420
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$469
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$590
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$440
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$512
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$479
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$535
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$530
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$296
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$270
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$347
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$308
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$253
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$310
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$275
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$300
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$382
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$351
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$300
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$347
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$286
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$326
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$295
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$356
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$286
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$321
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$235
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$437
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$346
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$291
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$524
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$317
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$327
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$327
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1445