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

🙂 Solo nomad: Maharagama is 48.6% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 68% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Maharagama is 46.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 65.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Maharagama
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
-
$13.12 MX$235
-
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
-
$53.8 MX$963
-
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
-
$9.40 MX$168
-
Cappuccino
-
$3.56 MX$63.8
-
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.60 MX$28.69
-
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.15 MX$20.67
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$3.16 MX$56.5
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.85 MX$86.7
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Maharagama
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.88 LKR 585
$1.63 MX$29.25
15.34%
White Bread (500g)
$0.52 LKR 162
$2.73 MX$48.94
-80.95%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.72 LKR 222
$1.88 MX$33.63
-61.70%
Eggs
$2.06 LKR 640
$2.63 MX$47.10
-21.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$16.49 LKR 5,123
$9.89 MX$177
66.73%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.95 LKR 1,849
$8.40 MX$150
-29.17%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.82 LKR 3,362
$11.63 MX$208
-6.96%
Apples (1kg)
$11.57 LKR 3,594
$2.97 MX$53.2
289.56%
Banana (1kg)
$1.21 LKR 375
$1.78 MX$31.94
-32.02%
Oranges (1kg)
$9.98 LKR 3,100
$2.06 MX$36.79
384.47%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.87 LKR 580
$1.97 MX$35.35
-5.08%
Potato (1kg)
$1.21 LKR 374
$2.09 MX$37.34
-42.11%
Onion (1kg)
$1.16 LKR 360
$2.26 MX$40.44
-48.67%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.62 LKR 503
$1.46 MX$26.10
10.96%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.57 LKR 176
$1.09 MX$19.51
-47.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$9.47 LKR 2,943
$4.34 MX$77.7
118.20%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$13.62 MX$244
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.99 LKR 620
$1.67 MX$29.96
19.16%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.26 LKR 1,012
$3.54 MX$63.4
-7.91%
🚌 Getting Around
Maharagama
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.36 MX$6.44
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$3.30 LKR 1,025
$18.96 MX$339
-82.59%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.32 LKR 99.1
$1.32 MX$23.69
-75.76%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.29 LKR 89.2
$0.30 MX$5.39
-3.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$5.49 MX$98.2
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.42 LKR 440
$1.34 MX$23.93
5.97%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$19.1K MX$342.2K
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Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$23.8K MX$425.4K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Maharagama
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$53.8 LKR 16.7K
$41.11 MX$736
30.87%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.38 LKR 1,049
$27.78 MX$497
-87.83%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$12.31 LKR 3,825
$30.00 MX$537
-58.97%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Maharagama
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$13.55 LKR 4,212
$53.5 MX$958
-74.69%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$468
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Cinema Ticket
$5.06 LKR 1,573
$6.28 MX$112
-19.43%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Maharagama
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$67.4 LKR 20.9K
$439 MX$7,865
-84.66%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$510 LKR 158.5K
$10.7K MX$192.3K
-95.25%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Maharagama
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$24.77 LKR 7,696
$57.1 MX$1,022
-56.64%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$13.20 LKR 4,103
$45.30 MX$811
-70.86%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$54.6 LKR 17.0K
$104 MX$1,866
-47.65%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$59.1 LKR 18.4K
$108 MX$1,938
-45.40%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Maharagama
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$996 MX$17.8K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$624 MX$11.2K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$166 LKR 51.7K
$2,106 MX$37.7K
-92.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$119 LKR 36.9K
$1,218 MX$21.8K
-90.26%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$68.0K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.9K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Maharagama
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,096 MX$19.6K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
17
11.34
49.91%

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Last update for Maharagama: March 1, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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