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

🙂 Solo nomad: Matale is 77.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 81.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Matale is 72.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 83.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Matale
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.33 LKR 411
$11.88 MX$210
-88.80%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$10.19 LKR 3,154
$41.90 MX$740
-75.68%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.12 LKR 1,584
$10.55 MX$186
-51.47%
Cappuccino
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$3.60 MX$63.5
-
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.56 LKR 175
$1.50 MX$26.45
-62.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.28 LKR 87.3
$0.91 MX$16.09
-69.23%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$3.08 MX$54.4
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.99 LKR 617
$4.47 MX$78.8
-55.48%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Matale
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.32 LKR 408
$1.39 MX$24.54
-5.04%
White Bread (500g)
$0.52 LKR 160
$1.90 MX$33.47
-72.63%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.66 LKR 205
$1.60 MX$28.27
-58.75%
Eggs
$2.48 LKR 767
$2.60 MX$45.97
-4.62%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.74 LKR 3,324
$8.36 MX$148
28.47%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.91 LKR 1,212
$8.64 MX$152
-54.75%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.15 LKR 2,523
$10.91 MX$192
-25.30%
Apples (1kg)
-
$2.61 MX$45.98
-
Banana (1kg)
$0.47 LKR 146
$1.44 MX$25.46
-67.36%
Oranges (1kg)
-
$1.96 MX$34.55
-
Tomato (1kg)
-
$2.12 MX$37.34
-
Potato (1kg)
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$1.86 MX$32.87
-
Onion (1kg)
$0.49 LKR 152
$2.22 MX$39.20
-77.93%
Lettuce (1 head)
-
$1.02 MX$17.99
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.04 MX$18.36
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
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$4.05 MX$71.5
-
Wine (Bottle)
-
$10.18 MX$180
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.81 LKR 560
$1.69 MX$29.79
7.10%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.62 MX$46.25
-
🚌 Getting Around
Matale
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.51 MX$9.09
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.52 MX$468
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$3.15 MX$55.7
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.26 LKR 80.4
$2.46 MX$43.49
-89.43%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$3.26 MX$57.5
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.25 LKR 386
$1.32 MX$23.36
-5.30%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$30.1K MX$531.0K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$23.8K MX$419.3K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Matale
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$83.5 MX$1,474
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$22.86 MX$404
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
-
$30.04 MX$530
-
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Matale
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$51.9 MX$916
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.30 MX$323
-
Cinema Ticket
-
$5.12 MX$90.4
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Matale
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$201 MX$3,541
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$5,318 MX$93.9K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Matale
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$26.26 LKR 8,127
$35.73 MX$631
-26.50%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$40.27 MX$711
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$79.2 MX$1,398
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$11.53 LKR 3,569
$89.3 MX$1,576
-87.08%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Matale
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$947 MX$16.7K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$60.0 LKR 18.6K
$483 MX$8,525
-87.59%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$85.1 LKR 26.3K
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-92.98%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Matale
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$147 LKR 45.5K
$730 MX$12.9K
-79.84%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
11.42
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Last update for Matale: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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