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

🙂 Solo nomad: Trincomalee is 49% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 63.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Trincomalee is 42.1% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 62.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Trincomalee
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.91 LKR 1,214
$13.12 MX$233
-70.20%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$25.24 LKR 7,841
$53.8 MX$957
-53.09%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.48 LKR 2,635
$9.40 MX$167
-9.79%
Cappuccino
$2.67 LKR 830
$3.56 MX$63.4
-25.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.74 LKR 231
$1.60 MX$28.52
-53.75%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 LKR 116
$1.15 MX$20.54
-67.83%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.29 LKR 711
$3.16 MX$56.2
-27.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.41 LKR 1,058
$4.85 MX$86.2
-29.69%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Trincomalee
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.76 LKR 547
$1.63 MX$29.07
7.98%
White Bread (500g)
$0.56 LKR 173
$2.73 MX$48.64
-79.49%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.87 LKR 271
$1.88 MX$33.42
-53.72%
Eggs
$2.21 LKR 687
$2.63 MX$46.81
-15.97%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.91 LKR 4,322
$9.89 MX$176
40.65%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.81 LKR 1,494
$8.40 MX$149
-42.74%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.06 LKR 2,503
$11.63 MX$207
-30.70%
Apples (1kg)
$7.63 LKR 2,371
$2.97 MX$52.9
156.90%
Banana (1kg)
$1.07 LKR 334
$1.78 MX$31.75
-39.89%
Oranges (1kg)
$5.89 LKR 1,831
$2.06 MX$36.57
185.92%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.22 LKR 379
$1.97 MX$35.13
-38.07%
Potato (1kg)
$1.12 LKR 348
$2.09 MX$37.11
-46.41%
Onion (1kg)
$1.41 LKR 440
$2.26 MX$40.19
-37.61%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.14 LKR 355
$1.46 MX$25.94
-21.92%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.60 LKR 187
$1.09 MX$19.39
-44.95%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$10.11 LKR 3,140
$4.34 MX$77.2
132.95%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.93 LKR 4,018
$13.62 MX$242
-5.07%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.01 LKR 623
$1.67 MX$29.78
20.36%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.88 LKR 894
$3.54 MX$63.0
-18.64%
🚌 Getting Around
Trincomalee
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.36 MX$6.40
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$337
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.42 LKR 129
$1.32 MX$23.54
-68.18%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.36 LKR 111
$0.30 MX$5.36
20.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$0.62 LKR 192
$5.49 MX$97.6
-88.71%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 LKR 393
$1.34 MX$23.78
-5.97%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.1K LKR 8.4M
$19.1K MX$340.1K
41.60%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.9K LKR 10.8M
$23.8K MX$422.8K
46.81%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Trincomalee
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$61.2 LKR 19.0K
$41.11 MX$731
48.82%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.20 LKR 1,306
$27.78 MX$494
-84.88%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.37 LKR 4,777
$30.00 MX$534
-48.77%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Trincomalee
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$53.5 MX$952
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$465
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.32 LKR 1,032
$6.28 MX$112
-47.13%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Trincomalee
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$37.05 LKR 11.5K
$439 MX$7,817
-91.57%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$437 LKR 135.7K
$10.7K MX$191.1K
-95.94%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Trincomalee
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$27.92 LKR 8,675
$57.1 MX$1,016
-51.12%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.23 LKR 5,975
$45.30 MX$806
-57.55%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$69.4 LKR 21.6K
$104 MX$1,854
-33.45%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$38.94 LKR 12.1K
$108 MX$1,926
-64.03%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Trincomalee
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$996 MX$17.7K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$624 MX$11.1K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,106 MX$37.5K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,218 MX$21.7K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$67.6K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.7K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Trincomalee
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,096 MX$19.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.45
11.34
45.06%

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Last update for Trincomalee: February 28, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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