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

🙂 Solo nomad: Horana is 39.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 58.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Horana is 45.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 60.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.96 LKR 1,229

$11.85 MX$212

-66.58%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.92 LKR 7,745

$42.16 MX$755

-40.89%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.13 LKR 2,525

$10.75 MX$192

-24.37%

Cappuccino

$2.67 LKR 830

$3.47 MX$62.2

-23.05%

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

$0.69 LKR 215

$1.45 MX$26.01

-52.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 LKR 117

$0.90 MX$16.16

-57.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.33 LKR 723

$3.05 MX$54.7

-23.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.39 LKR 1,053

$4.42 MX$79.1

-23.30%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.78 LKR 553

$1.37 MX$24.51

29.93%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 LKR 161

$1.87 MX$33.51

-72.19%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.81 LKR 252

$1.54 MX$27.63

-47.40%

Eggs

$2.22 LKR 690

$2.50 MX$44.81

-11.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.91 LKR 4,322

$8.61 MX$154

61.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.69 LKR 1,456

$8.63 MX$155

-45.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.90 LKR 2,454

$11.02 MX$197

-28.31%

Apples (1kg)

$7.30 LKR 2,268

$2.75 MX$49.22

165.45%

Banana (1kg)

$1.12 LKR 349

$1.43 MX$25.56

-21.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.65 LKR 1,754

$1.87 MX$33.52

202.14%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.25 LKR 389

$2.17 MX$38.80

-42.40%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 LKR 344

$1.88 MX$33.70

-40.96%

Onion (1kg)

$1.35 LKR 421

$2.25 MX$40.21

-40.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.18 LKR 368

$1.07 MX$19.11

10.28%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.61 LKR 189

$1.07 MX$19.22

-42.99%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.94 LKR 3,090

$4.15 MX$74.4

139.52%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.10 LKR 4,072

$10.34 MX$185

26.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.03 LKR 631

$1.68 MX$30.06

20.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.87 LKR 890

$2.48 MX$44.46

15.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.93

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.42 LKR 129

$3.22 MX$57.6

-86.96%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.33 LKR 102

$2.48 MX$44.42

-86.69%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.57 LKR 177

$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)

$26.8K LKR 8.3M

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-12.54%

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

$35.5K LKR 11.0M

$24.0K MX$430.3K

47.69%

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

$59.3 LKR 18.4K

$82.5 MX$1,476

-28.07%

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

$1.68 LKR 523

$22.29 MX$399

-92.46%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$4.94 LKR 1,534

$30.02 MX$537

-83.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$921

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$327

Cinema Ticket

$3.41 LKR 1,058

$4.98 MX$89.2

-31.53%

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

$36.26 LKR 11.3K

$200 MX$3,580

-81.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$446 LKR 138.5K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

-91.59%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.32 LKR 8,488

$35.71 MX$639

-23.49%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.31 LKR 6,001

$39.56 MX$708

-51.19%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.3 LKR 21.8K

$80.6 MX$1,442

-12.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$38.33 LKR 11.9K

$88.3 MX$1,581

-56.60%

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 %)

16.45

11.42

44.05%

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

Last update for Horana: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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