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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ragama is 27.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 57.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ragama is 43.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 60% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ragama
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.13 LKR 1,283
$11.85 MX$211
-65.15%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$24.64 LKR 7,655
$42.16 MX$750
-41.56%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.32 LKR 2,586
$10.75 MX$191
-22.60%
Cappuccino
$2.65 LKR 824
$3.47 MX$61.8
-23.63%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.69 LKR 215
$1.45 MX$25.85
-52.41%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.40 LKR 125
$0.90 MX$16.06
-55.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.31 LKR 717
$3.05 MX$54.3
-24.26%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.36 LKR 1,045
$4.42 MX$78.6
-23.98%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ragama
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.56 LKR 486
$1.37 MX$24.36
13.87%
White Bread (500g)
$0.51 LKR 160
$1.87 MX$33.31
-72.73%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.71 LKR 220
$1.54 MX$27.46
-53.90%
Eggs
$2.20 LKR 685
$2.50 MX$44.53
-12.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.84 LKR 4,301
$8.61 MX$153
60.74%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.56 LKR 1,418
$8.63 MX$154
-47.16%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.95 LKR 2,469
$11.02 MX$196
-27.86%
Apples (1kg)
$7.43 LKR 2,309
$2.75 MX$48.91
170.18%
Banana (1kg)
$1.08 LKR 334
$1.43 MX$25.41
-24.48%
Oranges (1kg)
$5.64 LKR 1,751
$1.87 MX$33.32
201.60%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.20 LKR 372
$2.17 MX$38.56
-44.70%
Potato (1kg)
$1.10 LKR 343
$1.88 MX$33.50
-41.49%
Onion (1kg)
$1.24 LKR 387
$2.25 MX$39.96
-44.89%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.20 LKR 372
$1.07 MX$18.99
12.15%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.59 LKR 184
$1.07 MX$19.10
-44.86%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$10.13 LKR 3,147
$4.15 MX$73.9
144.10%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.64 LKR 3,928
$10.34 MX$184
22.24%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.08 LKR 647
$1.68 MX$29.87
23.81%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.98 LKR 927
$2.48 MX$44.19
20.16%
🚌 Getting Around
Ragama
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.55 MX$9.87
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.53 MX$472
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.42 LKR 129
$3.22 MX$57.2
-86.96%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.32 LKR 101
$2.48 MX$44.15
-87.10%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$0.62 LKR 191
$3.11 MX$55.3
-80.06%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.24 LKR 386
$1.26 MX$22.34
-1.59%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.6K LKR 8.3M
$30.7K MX$545.4K
-13.13%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$35.3K LKR 11.0M
$24.0K MX$427.6K
46.86%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ragama
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$60.6 LKR 18.8K
$82.5 MX$1,467
-26.54%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.40 LKR 1,366
$22.29 MX$396
-80.26%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.44 LKR 4,798
$30.02 MX$534
-48.57%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ragama
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$51.4 MX$915
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$325
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.38 LKR 1,049
$4.98 MX$88.7
-32.13%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ragama
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$37.52 LKR 11.7K
$200 MX$3,558
-81.24%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$447 LKR 138.9K
$5,304 MX$94.4K
-91.57%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ragama
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$28.06 LKR 8,719
$35.71 MX$635
-21.42%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.21 LKR 5,968
$39.56 MX$704
-51.44%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$68.1 LKR 21.2K
$80.6 MX$1,433
-15.48%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$38.95 LKR 12.1K
$88.3 MX$1,571
-55.90%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ragama
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$969 MX$17.2K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$482 MX$8,579
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$72.1K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ragama
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.45
11.42
44.05%

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Last update for Ragama: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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