Cost of Living Comparison Between Amparai and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Amparai and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Amparai is 36.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 58.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Amparai is 33.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 60.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.96 LKR 1,222

$11.85 MX$205

-66.58%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.42 LKR 7,856

$42.16 MX$730

-39.71%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.58 LKR 2,650

$10.75 MX$186

-20.19%

Cappuccino

$2.77 LKR 856

$3.47 MX$60.2

-20.17%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 LKR 212

$1.45 MX$25.17

-52.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 LKR 117

$0.90 MX$15.64

-57.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.29 LKR 707

$3.05 MX$52.9

-24.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.33 LKR 1,031

$4.42 MX$76.5

-24.66%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.78 LKR 550

$1.37 MX$23.72

29.93%

White Bread (500g)

$0.53 LKR 162

$1.87 MX$32.43

-71.66%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.83 LKR 256

$1.54 MX$26.74

-46.10%

Eggs

$2.22 LKR 687

$2.50 MX$43.36

-11.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.94 LKR 4,309

$8.61 MX$149

61.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.60 LKR 1,420

$8.63 MX$150

-46.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.09 LKR 2,499

$11.02 MX$191

-26.59%

Apples (1kg)

$7.31 LKR 2,258

$2.75 MX$47.62

165.82%

Banana (1kg)

$1.11 LKR 343

$1.43 MX$24.73

-22.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.91 LKR 1,827

$1.87 MX$32.44

216.04%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.24 LKR 384

$2.17 MX$37.54

-42.86%

Potato (1kg)

$1.10 LKR 341

$1.88 MX$32.61

-41.49%

Onion (1kg)

$1.42 LKR 438

$2.25 MX$38.91

-36.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.14 LKR 352

$1.07 MX$18.49

6.54%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 LKR 172

$1.07 MX$18.59

-47.66%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.02 LKR 3,096

$4.15 MX$72.0

141.45%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.69 LKR 3,923

$10.34 MX$179

22.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.01 LKR 623

$1.68 MX$29.08

19.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.98 LKR 921

$2.48 MX$43.02

20.16%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.61

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$459

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.39 LKR 120

$3.22 MX$55.7

-87.89%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 LKR 109

$2.48 MX$42.98

-85.89%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.61 LKR 187

$3.11 MX$53.9

-80.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 LKR 384

$1.26 MX$21.75

-1.59%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$26.6K LKR 8.2M

$30.7K MX$531.0K

-13.36%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$34.4K LKR 10.6M

$24.0K MX$416.4K

43.28%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$60.6 LKR 18.7K

$82.5 MX$1,429

-26.55%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$4.20 LKR 1,298

$22.29 MX$386

-81.16%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.27 LKR 4,720

$30.02 MX$520

-49.13%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$891

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$317

Cinema Ticket

$2.03 LKR 629

$4.98 MX$86.3

-59.24%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$36.21 LKR 11.2K

$200 MX$3,464

-81.90%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$437 LKR 135.0K

$5,304 MX$91.9K

-91.76%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.72 LKR 8,568

$35.71 MX$618

-22.37%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.07 LKR 5,895

$39.56 MX$685

-51.79%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$68.1 LKR 21.1K

$80.6 MX$1,395

-15.41%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.04 LKR 12.1K

$88.3 MX$1,530

-55.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$16.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,352

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$27.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$20.5K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$70.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$97.5 LKR 30.1K

$756 MX$13.1K

-87.11%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.45

11.42

44.05%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Amparai: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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