Amsterdam vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
58
😀 Quality of life
95
38
🏙️ Population
921K
116K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 481% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 252nd and 8719th ($2859 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 25th and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$517

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14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515