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

🙂 Solo nomad: Wattala is 37.1% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 63.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Wattala is 38.2% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 61.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Wattala
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
$25.20 LKR 7,831
$53.8 MX$963
-53.17%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.16 LKR 2,534
$9.40 MX$168
-13.19%
Cappuccino
$2.62 LKR 814
$3.56 MX$63.8
-26.40%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 LKR 227
$1.60 MX$28.69
-54.38%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.41 LKR 126
$1.15 MX$20.67
-64.35%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.31 LKR 719
$3.16 MX$56.5
-26.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.32 LKR 1,031
$4.85 MX$86.7
-31.55%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Wattala
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.69 LKR 526
$1.63 MX$29.25
3.68%
White Bread (500g)
$0.53 LKR 165
$2.73 MX$48.94
-80.59%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.86 LKR 268
$1.88 MX$33.63
-54.26%
Eggs
$2.22 LKR 689
$2.63 MX$47.10
-15.59%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$14.21 LKR 4,415
$9.89 MX$177
43.68%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.65 LKR 1,445
$8.40 MX$150
-44.64%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.24 LKR 2,560
$11.63 MX$208
-29.15%
Apples (1kg)
$7.30 LKR 2,270
$2.97 MX$53.2
145.79%
Banana (1kg)
$1.08 LKR 335
$1.78 MX$31.94
-39.33%
Oranges (1kg)
$5.66 LKR 1,759
$2.06 MX$36.79
174.76%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.25 LKR 389
$1.97 MX$35.35
-36.55%
Potato (1kg)
$1.15 LKR 357
$2.09 MX$37.34
-44.98%
Onion (1kg)
$1.40 LKR 436
$2.26 MX$40.44
-38.05%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.20 LKR 374
$1.46 MX$26.10
-17.81%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.56 LKR 175
$1.09 MX$19.51
-48.62%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$10.20 LKR 3,168
$4.34 MX$77.7
135.02%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.71 LKR 3,949
$13.62 MX$244
-6.68%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.04 LKR 634
$1.67 MX$29.96
22.16%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.96 LKR 919
$3.54 MX$63.4
-16.38%
🚌 Getting Around
Wattala
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 130
$1.32 MX$23.69
-68.18%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.36 LKR 111
$0.30 MX$5.39
20.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$0.57 LKR 176
$5.49 MX$98.2
-89.62%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 LKR 392
$1.34 MX$23.93
-5.97%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.1K LKR 8.4M
$19.1K MX$342.2K
41.56%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$35.4K LKR 11.0M
$23.8K MX$425.4K
48.93%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Wattala
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$60.9 LKR 18.9K
$41.11 MX$736
48.09%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.23 LKR 1,314
$27.78 MX$497
-84.77%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.22 LKR 4,731
$30.00 MX$537
-49.27%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Wattala
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$13.64 LKR 4,239
$53.5 MX$958
-74.52%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$468
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.29 LKR 1,022
$6.28 MX$112
-47.61%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Wattala
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$36.98 LKR 11.5K
$439 MX$7,865
-91.58%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$445 LKR 138.2K
$10.7K MX$192.3K
-95.86%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Wattala
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$28.10 LKR 8,731
$57.1 MX$1,022
-50.81%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.62 LKR 6,097
$45.30 MX$811
-56.69%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$70.0 LKR 21.8K
$104 MX$1,866
-32.82%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$38.53 LKR 12.0K
$108 MX$1,938
-64.41%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Wattala
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
Wattala
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 Wattala: March 2, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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