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

🙂 Solo nomad: Homagama is 54.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 59.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Homagama is 32.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 64.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Homagama
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.08 LKR 1,218
$11.99 MX$227
-65.97%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$25.26 LKR 7,546
$42.47 MX$803
-40.52%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.32 LKR 2,485
$10.47 MX$198
-20.53%
Cappuccino
$2.76 LKR 824
$3.6 MX$68.2
-23.33%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.69 LKR 207
$1.44 MX$27.16
-52.08%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.4 LKR 120
$0.89 MX$16.79
-55.06%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.36 LKR 704
$3.09 MX$58.5
-23.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.27 LKR 978
$4.58 MX$86.6
-28.60%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Homagama
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.32 LKR 396
$1.38 MX$26.04
-4.35%
White Bread (500g)
$0.56 LKR 169
$1.85 MX$34.9
-69.73%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.65 LKR 194
$1.57 MX$29.68
-58.60%
Eggs
$2.06 LKR 615
$2.55 MX$48.3
-19.22%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$14.27 LKR 4,263
$8.61 MX$163
65.74%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4 LKR 1,195
$8.54 MX$161
-53.16%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.97 LKR 2,381
$10.98 MX$208
-27.41%
Apples (1kg)
$7.5 LKR 2,241
$2.72 MX$51.4
175.74%
Banana (1kg)
$1.02 LKR 304
$1.51 MX$28.57
-32.45%
Oranges (1kg)
$5.68 LKR 1,699
$1.88 MX$35.63
202.13%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.22 LKR 363
$2.19 MX$41.42
-44.29%
Potato (1kg)
$1.11 LKR 331
$1.87 MX$35.3
-40.64%
Onion (1kg)
$1.02 LKR 306
$2.19 MX$41.37
-53.42%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.15 LKR 344
$1.07 MX$20.23
7.48%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 LKR 143
$1.09 MX$20.64
-55.96%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$9.85 LKR 2,944
$3.96 MX$74.9
148.74%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.07 LKR 3,906
$8.86 MX$167
47.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2 LKR 598
$1.72 MX$32.53
16.28%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.36 LKR 707
$2.61 MX$49.37
-9.58%
🚌 Getting Around
Homagama
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.48 LKR 143
$0.52 MX$9.74
-7.69%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.59 MX$503
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.42 LKR 124
$3.24 MX$61.2
-87.04%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.32 LKR 96.7
$2.38 MX$44.94
-86.55%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$0.61 LKR 181
$3.11 MX$58.7
-80.39%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.24 LKR 371
$1.31 MX$24.85
-5.34%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$15.1K LKR 4.5M
$30.3K MX$573K
-50.24%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.4K LKR 7M
$24K MX$453.6K
-2.28%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Homagama
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$23.33 LKR 6,971
$84.2 MX$1,592
-72.31%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.28 LKR 979
$22.14 MX$419
-85.19%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.07 LKR 4,504
$30.14 MX$570
-50.00%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Homagama
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$6.6 LKR 1,972
$52 MX$983
-87.30%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$3.34 LKR 998
$18.72 MX$354
-82.16%
Cinema Ticket
$3.3 LKR 987
$5.07 MX$95.9
-34.91%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Homagama
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$37.53 LKR 11.2K
$200 MX$3,787
-81.26%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$444 LKR 132.7K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
-91.67%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Homagama
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$27.45 LKR 8,202
$35.74 MX$676
-23.20%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$13.47 LKR 4,024
$39.8 MX$753
-66.16%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$27.26 LKR 8,144
$79 MX$1,493
-65.48%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$30.6 LKR 9,144
$88.4 MX$1,671
-65.37%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Homagama
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$111 LKR 33.1K
$965 MX$18.3K
-88.52%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$50.4 LKR 15.1K
$474 MX$8,968
-89.37%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,653 MX$31.2K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,202 MX$22.7K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Homagama
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$166 LKR 49.5K
$792 MX$15K
-79.06%
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 Homagama: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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