Cost of Living Comparison Between Amparai and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Amparai and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Amparai is 42.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 64.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Amparai is 37.6% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 62.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Amparai
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.96 LKR 1,222
$13.12 MX$227
-69.82%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$25.42 LKR 7,856
$53.8 MX$932
-52.76%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.58 LKR 2,650
$9.40 MX$163
-8.72%
Cappuccino
$2.77 LKR 856
$3.56 MX$61.7
-22.19%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.69 LKR 212
$1.60 MX$27.76
-56.88%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.38 LKR 117
$1.15 MX$20.00
-66.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.29 LKR 707
$3.16 MX$54.7
-27.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.33 LKR 1,031
$4.85 MX$83.9
-31.34%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Amparai
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.78 LKR 550
$1.63 MX$28.30
9.20%
White Bread (500g)
$0.53 LKR 162
$2.73 MX$47.36
-80.59%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.83 LKR 256
$1.88 MX$32.54
-55.85%
Eggs
$2.22 LKR 687
$2.63 MX$45.58
-15.59%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.94 LKR 4,309
$9.89 MX$171
40.95%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.60 LKR 1,420
$8.40 MX$146
-45.24%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.09 LKR 2,499
$11.63 MX$201
-30.44%
Apples (1kg)
$7.31 LKR 2,258
$2.97 MX$51.5
146.13%
Banana (1kg)
$1.11 LKR 343
$1.78 MX$30.91
-37.64%
Oranges (1kg)
$5.91 LKR 1,827
$2.06 MX$35.60
186.89%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.24 LKR 384
$1.97 MX$34.21
-37.06%
Potato (1kg)
$1.10 LKR 341
$2.09 MX$36.13
-47.37%
Onion (1kg)
$1.42 LKR 438
$2.26 MX$39.13
-37.17%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.14 LKR 352
$1.46 MX$25.26
-21.92%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.56 LKR 172
$1.09 MX$18.88
-48.62%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$10.02 LKR 3,096
$4.34 MX$75.2
130.88%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.69 LKR 3,923
$13.62 MX$236
-6.83%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.01 LKR 623
$1.67 MX$28.99
20.36%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.98 LKR 921
$3.54 MX$61.3
-15.82%
🚌 Getting Around
Amparai
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.36 MX$6.23
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$328
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.39 LKR 120
$1.32 MX$22.92
-70.45%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.35 LKR 109
$0.30 MX$5.22
16.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$0.61 LKR 187
$5.49 MX$95.1
-88.89%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.24 LKR 384
$1.34 MX$23.15
-7.46%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.6K LKR 8.2M
$19.1K MX$331.1K
38.97%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.4K LKR 10.6M
$23.8K MX$411.6K
44.93%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Amparai
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$60.6 LKR 18.7K
$41.11 MX$712
47.36%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.20 LKR 1,298
$27.78 MX$481
-84.88%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.27 LKR 4,720
$30.00 MX$520
-49.10%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Amparai
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$53.5 MX$927
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$453
-
Cinema Ticket
$2.03 LKR 629
$6.28 MX$109
-67.68%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Amparai
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$36.21 LKR 11.2K
$439 MX$7,610
-91.76%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$437 LKR 135.0K
$10.7K MX$186.0K
-95.93%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Amparai
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$27.72 LKR 8,568
$57.1 MX$989
-51.47%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.07 LKR 5,895
$45.30 MX$785
-57.90%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$68.1 LKR 21.1K
$104 MX$1,805
-34.63%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$39.04 LKR 12.1K
$108 MX$1,875
-63.94%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Amparai
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$996 MX$17.3K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$624 MX$10.8K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,106 MX$36.5K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,218 MX$21.1K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$65.8K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$38.6K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Amparai
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$97.5 LKR 30.1K
$1,096 MX$19.0K
-91.11%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.45
11.34
45.06%

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Last update for Amparai: March 3, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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