Cost of Living Comparison Between Kurunegala and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Kurunegala and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Kurunegala is 42.9% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 69.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kurunegala is 39.8% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 66.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kurunegala
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.94 LKR 604
$13.12 MX$235
-85.21%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$25.60 LKR 7,956
$53.8 MX$963
-52.43%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.87 LKR 1,515
$9.40 MX$168
-48.19%
Cappuccino
$2.74 LKR 850
$3.56 MX$63.8
-23.03%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.43 LKR 135
$1.60 MX$28.69
-73.13%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.40 LKR 125
$1.15 MX$20.67
-65.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.96 LKR 608
$3.16 MX$56.5
-37.97%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.85 LKR 886
$4.85 MX$86.7
-41.24%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kurunegala
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.71 LKR 530
$1.63 MX$29.25
4.91%
White Bread (500g)
$0.52 LKR 161
$2.73 MX$48.94
-80.95%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.88 LKR 274
$1.88 MX$33.63
-53.19%
Eggs
$2.20 LKR 684
$2.63 MX$47.10
-16.35%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$14.27 LKR 4,433
$9.89 MX$177
44.29%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.73 LKR 1,470
$8.40 MX$150
-43.69%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.14 LKR 2,528
$11.63 MX$208
-30.01%
Apples (1kg)
$7.53 LKR 2,341
$2.97 MX$53.2
153.54%
Banana (1kg)
$1.12 LKR 348
$1.78 MX$31.94
-37.08%
Oranges (1kg)
$5.63 LKR 1,748
$2.06 MX$36.79
173.30%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.20 LKR 374
$1.97 MX$35.35
-39.09%
Potato (1kg)
$1.14 LKR 355
$2.09 MX$37.34
-45.45%
Onion (1kg)
$1.41 LKR 437
$2.26 MX$40.44
-37.61%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.15 LKR 358
$1.46 MX$26.10
-21.23%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.55 LKR 172
$1.09 MX$19.51
-49.54%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$9.88 LKR 3,071
$4.34 MX$77.7
127.65%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.70 LKR 3,946
$13.62 MX$244
-6.75%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.02 LKR 627
$1.67 MX$29.96
20.96%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.98 LKR 925
$3.54 MX$63.4
-15.82%
🚌 Getting Around
Kurunegala
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.32 LKR 98.8
$0.36 MX$6.44
-11.11%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$339
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.39 LKR 121
$1.32 MX$23.69
-70.45%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.35 LKR 110
$0.30 MX$5.39
16.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$0.57 LKR 178
$5.49 MX$98.2
-89.62%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.24 LKR 385
$1.34 MX$23.93
-7.46%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.1K LKR 8.4M
$19.1K MX$342.2K
41.77%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$35.1K LKR 10.9M
$23.8K MX$425.4K
47.69%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kurunegala
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$26.33 LKR 8,183
$41.11 MX$736
-35.95%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$1.99 LKR 618
$27.78 MX$497
-92.84%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.21 LKR 4,727
$30.00 MX$537
-49.30%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kurunegala
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$8.32 LKR 2,586
$53.5 MX$958
-84.46%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$468
-
Cinema Ticket
$1.37 LKR 426
$6.28 MX$112
-78.18%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kurunegala
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$37.30 LKR 11.6K
$439 MX$7,865
-91.51%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$439 LKR 136.5K
$10.7K MX$192.3K
-95.91%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kurunegala
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$11.60 LKR 3,603
$57.1 MX$1,022
-79.69%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.10 LKR 5,934
$45.30 MX$811
-57.84%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$42.98 LKR 13.4K
$104 MX$1,866
-58.77%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$38.56 LKR 12.0K
$108 MX$1,938
-64.38%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kurunegala
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$101 LKR 31.3K
$996 MX$17.8K
-89.89%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$624 MX$11.2K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$197 LKR 61.3K
$2,106 MX$37.7K
-90.63%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,218 MX$21.8K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$68.0K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kurunegala
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$160 LKR 49.7K
$1,096 MX$19.6K
-85.40%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.45
11.34
45.06%

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Last update for Kurunegala: March 3, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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