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

🙂 Solo nomad: Colombo is 41.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Colombo is 21.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.11 LKR 1,229

$11.99 MX$227

-65.72%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.76 LKR 7,397

$42.47 MX$803

-41.70%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.23 LKR 2,458

$10.47 MX$198

-21.39%

Cappuccino

$2.66 LKR 794

$3.6 MX$68.2

-26.11%

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

$0.73 LKR 217

$1.44 MX$27.16

-49.31%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 LKR 112

$0.89 MX$16.79

-57.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.38 LKR 713

$3.09 MX$58.5

-22.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.28 LKR 981

$4.58 MX$86.6

-28.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.77 LKR 528

$1.38 MX$26.04

28.26%

White Bread (500g)

$0.53 LKR 158

$1.85 MX$34.9

-71.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.85 LKR 255

$1.57 MX$29.68

-45.86%

Eggs

$2.12 LKR 633

$2.55 MX$48.3

-16.86%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.9 LKR 4,154

$8.61 MX$163

61.44%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.78 LKR 1,427

$8.54 MX$161

-44.03%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.12 LKR 2,425

$10.98 MX$208

-26.05%

Apples (1kg)

$7.6 LKR 2,270

$2.72 MX$51.4

179.41%

Banana (1kg)

$1.12 LKR 335

$1.51 MX$28.57

-25.83%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.75 LKR 1,719

$1.88 MX$35.63

205.85%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.2 LKR 358

$2.19 MX$41.42

-45.21%

Potato (1kg)

$1.1 LKR 328

$1.87 MX$35.3

-41.18%

Onion (1kg)

$1.42 LKR 425

$2.19 MX$41.37

-35.16%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.18 LKR 353

$1.07 MX$20.23

10.28%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 LKR 168

$1.09 MX$20.64

-48.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10 LKR 2,987

$3.96 MX$74.9

152.53%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.18 LKR 4,237

$8.86 MX$167

60.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.04 LKR 609

$1.72 MX$32.53

18.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.83 LKR 845

$2.61 MX$49.37

8.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.17 LKR 50.7

$0.52 MX$9.74

-67.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$4.98 LKR 1,489

$26.59 MX$503

-81.27%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.42 LKR 125

$3.24 MX$61.2

-87.04%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 LKR 105

$2.38 MX$44.94

-85.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.61 LKR 181

$3.11 MX$58.7

-80.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.2 LKR 357

$1.31 MX$24.85

-8.40%

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

$27.3K LKR 8.1M

$30.3K MX$573K

-10.04%

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

$35.4K LKR 10.6M

$24K MX$453.6K

47.54%

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

$60.7 LKR 18.1K

$84.2 MX$1,592

-27.98%

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

$4.24 LKR 1,268

$22.14 MX$419

-80.85%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.18 LKR 4,535

$30.14 MX$570

-49.64%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.36 LKR 4,291

$52 MX$983

-72.37%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.45 LKR 2,227

$18.72 MX$354

-60.20%

Cinema Ticket

$3.33 LKR 996

$5.07 MX$95.9

-34.32%

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

$36.28 LKR 10.8K

$200 MX$3,787

-81.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$449 LKR 134.2K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-91.58%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.95 LKR 8,350

$35.74 MX$676

-21.80%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.77 LKR 5,908

$39.8 MX$753

-50.33%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$68.3 LKR 20.4K

$79 MX$1,493

-13.52%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$38.3 LKR 11.4K

$88.4 MX$1,671

-56.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$373 LKR 111.4K

$965 MX$18.3K

-61.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$173 LKR 51.8K

$474 MX$8,968

-63.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$943 LKR 281.9K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-42.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$357 LKR 106.7K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-70.29%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,329 LKR 695.8K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-24.42%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,336 LKR 399.2K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-82.26%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$235 LKR 70.3K

$792 MX$15K

-70.28%

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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