Netherlands vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Netherlands Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2377
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5567
$1280
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$2409
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$19.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3890
$236
💸 GDP per capita
$67520
$4516
😃 Human freedom index
8.81
6.23
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
77.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
35
🌐 English speaking %
90.9%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
96
56
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
18M
21.9M

The average cost of living in the Netherlands ($2377) is 322% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($563). the Netherlands ranked 13th vs 172nd for Sri Lanka in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in the Netherlands compared to 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 8th and 88th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Netherlands vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for the Netherlands and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 70 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Netherlands Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.8
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.6
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.5
$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.8
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1453
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
12.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6609
$2121
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$7.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.4
$3.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.36
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.56
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$2.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.92
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$11.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.5
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2205
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11192
$671

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Cities Comparison in the Netherlands vs Sri Lanka

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3165
921K
Rotterdam
$2659
664K
The Hague
$2491
548K
Utrecht
$2608
359K
Eindhoven
$2275
244K
Almere
$2399
215K
Breda
$2112
188K
Tilburg
$2247
228K
Groningen
$1938
238K
Haarlem
$2755
163K
Arnhem
$2253
164K
Nijmegen
$2152
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
159K
Leiden
$2389
124K
Enschede
$2121
160K
Apeldoorn
$2159
139K
Maastricht
$2202
120K
Delft
$2424
109K
Zwolle
$1942
130K
Venlo
$1968
102K
Hilversum
$2564
91.2K
Deventer
$2082
101K
Purmerend
$2185
81.5K
Emmen
$1720
107K
Zutphen
$1768
47.4K
Roosendaal
$2087
77K
Leeuwarden
$2138
93.8K
Heerlen
$1900
86.9K
Zeist
$2407
65K
Ede
$2053
72.5K

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$683
648K
Gampaha
$381
191K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
116K
Kandy
$418
120K
Galle
$479
93.1K
Negombo
$467
142K
Beruwala
$582
165K
Trincomalee
$522
99.1K
Matara
$477
68.2K
Anuradhapura
$538
63.2K