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

🙂 Solo nomad: Amparai is 38.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 59% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Amparai is 28.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 61.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Amparai
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.13 LKR 1,304
$11.61 MX$200
-64.43%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$24.78 LKR 7,816
$42.75 MX$738
-42.04%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.50 LKR 2,680
$10.60 MX$183
-19.81%
Cappuccino
$2.75 LKR 866
$3.59 MX$62.0
-23.40%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.74 LKR 235
$1.45 MX$25.08
-48.97%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.40 LKR 127
$0.90 MX$15.50
-55.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.35 LKR 742
$3.03 MX$52.4
-22.44%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.32 LKR 1,048
$4.56 MX$78.8
-27.19%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Amparai
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.71 LKR 539
$1.45 MX$25.07
17.93%
White Bread (500g)
$0.56 LKR 176
$1.83 MX$31.55
-69.40%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.80 LKR 252
$1.61 MX$27.77
-50.31%
Eggs
$2.14 LKR 676
$2.54 MX$43.82
-15.75%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.87 LKR 4,376
$8.54 MX$148
62.41%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.56 LKR 1,438
$8.47 MX$146
-46.16%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.85 LKR 2,477
$10.86 MX$188
-27.72%
Apples (1kg)
$7.67 LKR 2,418
$2.73 MX$47.13
180.95%
Banana (1kg)
$1.11 LKR 350
$1.49 MX$25.77
-25.50%
Oranges (1kg)
$5.62 LKR 1,774
$1.94 MX$33.55
189.69%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.26 LKR 396
$2.16 MX$37.38
-41.67%
Potato (1kg)
$1.14 LKR 360
$1.85 MX$31.88
-38.38%
Onion (1kg)
$1.42 LKR 449
$2.19 MX$37.80
-35.16%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.16 LKR 365
$1.07 MX$18.52
8.41%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.61 LKR 191
$1.08 MX$18.71
-43.52%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$9.85 LKR 3,108
$4.06 MX$70.1
142.61%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.62 LKR 3,981
$10.46 MX$181
20.65%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.11 LKR 665
$1.65 MX$28.56
27.88%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.84 LKR 896
$2.55 MX$44.01
11.37%
🚌 Getting Around
Amparai
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.56 MX$9.60
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.20 MX$453
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.42 LKR 131
$3.14 MX$54.2
-86.62%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.33 LKR 104
$2.37 MX$40.96
-86.08%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$0.57 LKR 181
$3.24 MX$56.0
-82.41%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 LKR 399
$1.31 MX$22.70
-3.82%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.6K LKR 8.4M
$30.5K MX$527.4K
-12.97%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$35.4K LKR 11.2M
$23.8K MX$411.4K
48.60%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Amparai
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$60.4 LKR 19.1K
$83.1 MX$1,436
-27.33%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.23 LKR 1,334
$22.15 MX$383
-80.90%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.29 LKR 4,825
$29.37 MX$507
-47.94%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Amparai
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$51.2 MX$884
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.69 MX$323
-
Cinema Ticket
$1.96 LKR 618
$4.89 MX$84.4
-59.92%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Amparai
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$37.27 LKR 11.8K
$199 MX$3,431
-81.24%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$437 LKR 137.8K
$5,207 MX$89.9K
-91.61%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Amparai
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$27.57 LKR 8,697
$35.93 MX$621
-23.27%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.13 LKR 6,034
$39.39 MX$680
-51.43%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$69.0 LKR 21.8K
$80.3 MX$1,387
-14.08%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$38.83 LKR 12.2K
$87.6 MX$1,512
-55.65%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Amparai
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$963 MX$16.6K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$482 MX$8,326
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,645 MX$28.4K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,192 MX$20.6K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,957 MX$68.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,513 MX$112.5K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Amparai
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$96.6 LKR 30.5K
$726 MX$12.5K
-86.71%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.45
11.42
44.05%

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Last update for Amparai: April 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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