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

🙂 Solo nomad: Matale is 79.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 81.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Matale is 74% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 82.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.32 LKR 393

$11.99 MX$227

-88.99%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.01 LKR 2,992

$42.47 MX$803

-76.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.93 LKR 1,474

$10.47 MX$198

-52.91%

Cappuccino

$3.6 MX$68.2

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

$0.51 LKR 154

$1.44 MX$27.16

-64.58%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.28 LKR 84.5

$0.89 MX$16.79

-68.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.09 MX$58.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2 LKR 597

$4.58 MX$86.6

-56.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.36 LKR 407

$1.38 MX$26.04

-1.45%

White Bread (500g)

$0.55 LKR 164

$1.85 MX$34.9

-70.27%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.65 LKR 195

$1.57 MX$29.68

-58.60%

Eggs

$2.38 LKR 711

$2.55 MX$48.3

-6.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.76 LKR 3,216

$8.61 MX$163

24.97%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4 LKR 1,196

$8.54 MX$161

-53.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8 LKR 2,391

$10.98 MX$208

-27.14%

Apples (1kg)

$2.72 MX$51.4

Banana (1kg)

$0.47 LKR 141

$1.51 MX$28.57

-68.87%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.88 MX$35.63

Tomato (1kg)

$2.19 MX$41.42

Potato (1kg)

$1.87 MX$35.3

Onion (1kg)

$0.46 LKR 137

$2.19 MX$41.37

-79.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 MX$20.23

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 MX$20.64

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.96 MX$74.9

Wine (Bottle)

$8.86 MX$167

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.76 LKR 526

$1.72 MX$32.53

2.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.61 MX$49.37

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.52 MX$9.74

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.24 MX$61.2

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.26 LKR 77.2

$2.38 MX$44.94

-89.08%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$58.7

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.28 LKR 383

$1.31 MX$24.85

-2.29%

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

$30.3K MX$573K

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

$24K MX$453.6K

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

$84.2 MX$1,592

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

$22.14 MX$419

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.14 MX$570

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$52 MX$983

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$5.07 MX$95.9

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

$200 MX$3,787

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,333 MX$100.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.01 LKR 8,070

$35.74 MX$676

-24.43%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.8 MX$753

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79 MX$1,493

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$11.8 LKR 3,526

$88.4 MX$1,671

-86.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$965 MX$18.3K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$60.5 LKR 18.1K

$474 MX$8,968

-87.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,653 MX$31.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$84.2 LKR 25.2K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-93.00%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,081 MX$58.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$148 LKR 44.2K

$792 MX$15K

-81.33%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

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

Last update for Matale: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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