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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ragama is 34.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 63.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ragama is 47.6% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 62% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ragama
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.13 LKR 1,283
$13.12 MX$235
-68.52%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$24.64 LKR 7,656
$53.8 MX$963
-54.21%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.32 LKR 2,586
$9.40 MX$168
-11.49%
Cappuccino
$2.65 LKR 824
$3.56 MX$63.8
-25.56%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.69 LKR 215
$1.60 MX$28.69
-56.88%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.40 LKR 125
$1.15 MX$20.67
-65.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.31 LKR 717
$3.16 MX$56.5
-26.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.36 LKR 1,045
$4.85 MX$86.7
-30.72%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ragama
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.56 LKR 486
$1.63 MX$29.25
-4.29%
White Bread (500g)
$0.51 LKR 160
$2.73 MX$48.94
-81.32%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.71 LKR 220
$1.88 MX$33.63
-62.23%
Eggs
$2.20 LKR 685
$2.63 MX$47.10
-16.35%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.84 LKR 4,301
$9.89 MX$177
39.94%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.56 LKR 1,418
$8.40 MX$150
-45.71%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.95 LKR 2,469
$11.63 MX$208
-31.64%
Apples (1kg)
$7.43 LKR 2,310
$2.97 MX$53.2
150.17%
Banana (1kg)
$1.08 LKR 334
$1.78 MX$31.94
-39.33%
Oranges (1kg)
$5.64 LKR 1,751
$2.06 MX$36.79
173.79%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.20 LKR 372
$1.97 MX$35.35
-39.09%
Potato (1kg)
$1.10 LKR 343
$2.09 MX$37.34
-47.37%
Onion (1kg)
$1.24 LKR 387
$2.26 MX$40.44
-45.13%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.20 LKR 372
$1.46 MX$26.10
-17.81%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.59 LKR 184
$1.09 MX$19.51
-45.87%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$10.13 LKR 3,147
$4.34 MX$77.7
133.41%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.64 LKR 3,928
$13.62 MX$244
-7.20%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.08 LKR 647
$1.67 MX$29.96
24.55%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.98 LKR 927
$3.54 MX$63.4
-15.82%
🚌 Getting Around
Ragama
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.36 MX$6.44
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$339
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.42 LKR 129
$1.32 MX$23.69
-68.18%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.32 LKR 101
$0.30 MX$5.39
6.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$0.62 LKR 191
$5.49 MX$98.2
-88.71%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.24 LKR 386
$1.34 MX$23.93
-7.46%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.6K LKR 8.3M
$19.1K MX$342.2K
39.34%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$35.3K LKR 11.0M
$23.8K MX$425.4K
48.55%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ragama
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$60.6 LKR 18.8K
$41.11 MX$736
47.39%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.40 LKR 1,366
$27.78 MX$497
-84.16%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.44 LKR 4,798
$30.00 MX$537
-48.53%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ragama
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$53.5 MX$958
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$468
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.38 LKR 1,049
$6.28 MX$112
-46.18%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ragama
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$37.52 LKR 11.7K
$439 MX$7,865
-91.46%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$447 LKR 138.9K
$10.7K MX$192.3K
-95.84%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ragama
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$28.06 LKR 8,719
$57.1 MX$1,022
-50.88%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.21 LKR 5,968
$45.30 MX$811
-57.59%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$68.1 LKR 21.2K
$104 MX$1,866
-34.69%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$38.95 LKR 12.1K
$108 MX$1,938
-64.02%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ragama
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)
-
$2,106 MX$37.7K
-
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
Ragama
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,096 MX$19.6K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.45
11.34
45.06%

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Last update for Ragama: March 3, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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