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

🙂 Solo nomad: Badulla is 44.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 58.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Badulla is 31.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 61.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.93 LKR 1,222

$11.85 MX$212

-66.84%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.50 LKR 7,923

$42.16 MX$755

-39.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.34 LKR 2,592

$10.75 MX$192

-22.42%

Cappuccino

$2.71 LKR 841

$3.47 MX$62.2

-21.90%

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

$0.70 LKR 216

$1.45 MX$26.01

-51.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 LKR 117

$0.90 MX$16.16

-57.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.31 LKR 718

$3.05 MX$54.7

-24.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.26 LKR 1,014

$4.42 MX$79.1

-26.24%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 LKR 520

$1.37 MX$24.51

21.90%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 LKR 163

$1.87 MX$33.51

-72.19%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.72 LKR 223

$1.54 MX$27.63

-53.25%

Eggs

$2.12 LKR 659

$2.50 MX$44.81

-15.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.28 LKR 4,438

$8.61 MX$154

65.85%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.11 LKR 1,277

$8.63 MX$155

-52.38%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.81 LKR 2,428

$11.02 MX$197

-29.13%

Apples (1kg)

$7.68 LKR 2,387

$2.75 MX$49.22

179.27%

Banana (1kg)

$1.10 LKR 342

$1.43 MX$25.56

-23.08%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.81 LKR 1,804

$1.87 MX$33.52

210.70%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.21 LKR 375

$2.17 MX$38.80

-44.24%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 LKR 345

$1.88 MX$33.70

-40.96%

Onion (1kg)

$1.42 LKR 442

$2.25 MX$40.21

-36.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.20 LKR 373

$1.07 MX$19.11

12.15%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 LKR 184

$1.07 MX$19.22

-44.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.98 LKR 3,102

$4.15 MX$74.4

140.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.79 LKR 3,976

$10.34 MX$185

23.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.09 LKR 649

$1.68 MX$30.06

24.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.90 LKR 901

$2.48 MX$44.46

16.94%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.93

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 LKR 129

$3.22 MX$57.6

-87.27%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.33 LKR 101

$2.48 MX$44.42

-86.69%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.57 LKR 176

$3.11 MX$55.7

-81.67%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.20 LKR 372

$1.26 MX$22.48

-4.76%

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

$27.3K LKR 8.5M

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-11.09%

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

$35.2K LKR 10.9M

$24.0K MX$430.3K

46.59%

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

$60.1 LKR 18.7K

$82.5 MX$1,476

-27.19%

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

$4.40 LKR 1,368

$22.29 MX$399

-80.26%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$14.98 LKR 4,654

$30.02 MX$537

-50.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$921

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$327

Cinema Ticket

$3.25 LKR 1,010

$4.98 MX$89.2

-34.74%

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

$36.10 LKR 11.2K

$200 MX$3,580

-81.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$435 LKR 135.1K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

-91.81%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.19 LKR 8,450

$35.71 MX$639

-23.86%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.11 LKR 5,939

$39.56 MX$708

-51.69%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$68.2 LKR 21.2K

$80.6 MX$1,442

-15.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.39 LKR 12.2K

$88.3 MX$1,581

-55.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.4K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,632

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$21.2K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

5.08%

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

Last update for Badulla: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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