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

🙂 Solo nomad: Colombo is 31.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Colombo is 34.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 46.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.98 LKR 1,235

$11.85 MX$210

-66.41%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.32 LKR 7,864

$42.16 MX$746

-39.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.48 LKR 2,634

$10.75 MX$190

-21.12%

Cappuccino

$2.73 LKR 847

$3.47 MX$61.5

-21.33%

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

$0.74 LKR 229

$1.45 MX$25.72

-48.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 LKR 115

$0.90 MX$15.98

-58.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.41 LKR 748

$3.05 MX$54.1

-20.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.31 LKR 1,028

$4.42 MX$78.2

-25.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.70 LKR 528

$1.37 MX$24.24

24.09%

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 LKR 175

$1.87 MX$33.14

-70.05%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.83 LKR 257

$1.54 MX$27.32

-46.10%

Eggs

$2.20 LKR 682

$2.50 MX$44.31

-12.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.25 LKR 4,426

$8.61 MX$152

65.51%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.70 LKR 1,461

$8.63 MX$153

-45.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.87 LKR 2,443

$11.02 MX$195

-28.58%

Apples (1kg)

$7.49 LKR 2,327

$2.75 MX$48.67

172.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.11 LKR 345

$1.43 MX$25.28

-22.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.85 LKR 1,818

$1.87 MX$33.15

212.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.22 LKR 377

$2.17 MX$38.37

-43.78%

Potato (1kg)

$1.10 LKR 341

$1.88 MX$33.33

-41.49%

Onion (1kg)

$1.43 LKR 445

$2.25 MX$39.76

-36.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.14 LKR 355

$1.07 MX$18.90

6.54%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.60 LKR 188

$1.07 MX$19.00

-43.93%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.23 LKR 3,177

$4.15 MX$73.5

146.51%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.67 LKR 3,935

$10.34 MX$183

22.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.09 LKR 649

$1.68 MX$29.72

24.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 LKR 913

$2.48 MX$43.97

18.55%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.19 LKR 59.3

$0.55 MX$9.82

-65.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$4.94 LKR 1,533

$26.53 MX$470

-81.38%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 LKR 128

$3.22 MX$56.9

-87.27%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 LKR 110

$2.48 MX$43.93

-85.89%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.57 LKR 177

$3.11 MX$55.0

-81.67%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 LKR 388

$1.26 MX$22.22

-0.79%

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

$26.6K LKR 8.3M

$30.7K MX$542.7K

-13.17%

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

$35.4K LKR 11.0M

$24.0K MX$425.5K

47.33%

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

$59.5 LKR 18.5K

$82.5 MX$1,460

-27.91%

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

$4.46 LKR 1,385

$22.29 MX$394

-79.99%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.16 LKR 4,709

$30.02 MX$531

-49.50%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.28 LKR 4,434

$51.4 MX$911

-72.24%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.05 LKR 2,190

$18.29 MX$324

-61.45%

Cinema Ticket

$3.38 LKR 1,049

$4.98 MX$88.2

-32.13%

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

$36.49 LKR 11.3K

$200 MX$3,540

-81.76%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$444 LKR 138.0K

$5,304 MX$93.9K

-91.62%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.90 LKR 8,666

$35.71 MX$632

-21.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.17 LKR 5,955

$39.56 MX$700

-51.54%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$68.8 LKR 21.4K

$80.6 MX$1,426

-14.59%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$38.47 LKR 11.9K

$88.3 MX$1,563

-56.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$372 LKR 115.6K

$969 MX$17.2K

-61.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$177 LKR 54.9K

$482 MX$8,535

-63.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 LKR 301.0K

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-39.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$360 LKR 111.8K

$1,184 MX$21.0K

-69.59%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,705 LKR 1.2M

$4,050 MX$71.7K

-8.53%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,248 LKR 387.7K

$6,522 MX$115.4K

-80.86%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$241 LKR 74.7K

$756 MX$13.4K

-68.19%

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 Colombo: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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