Cost of living comparison

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Mexico City vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 3.4 times more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 83.9% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 37.0% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 30.7% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 13.8 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.9% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 88.2% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Mexico City are more expensive than in Colombo. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Colombo, you would:

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pay 83.9% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 LKR1,005.11	$9.93 MX$201.21	+192.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 LKR2,211.24	$7.45 MX$150.91	-0.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 LKR218.61	$1.08 MX$21.87	+46.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 LKR115.59	$0.77 MX$15.66	+97.8%
Average			+83.9%

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pay 37.0% more for groceries

	Colombo	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 LKR168.49	$2.45 MX$49.69	+330.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 LKR2,051.57	$4.87 MX$98.63	-29.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 LKR1,934.34	$5.51 MX$111.61	-15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 LKR655.90	$2.18 MX$44.23	-1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.38 LKR704.23	$3.57 MX$72.36	+50.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.28 LKR969.11	$1.22 MX$24.76	-62.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR150.92	$0.67 MX$13.56	+31.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 LKR782.47	$0.80 MX$16.19	-69.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 LKR156.63	$0.83 MX$16.77	+56.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR150.38	$0.85 MX$17.25	+67.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR161.40	$0.83 MX$16.77	+51.7%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 30.7% more for transportation

	Colombo	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 LKR1,430.34	$4.64 MX$93.98	-4.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.80 LKR2,010.22	$17.87 MX$362.18	+163.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,303.89 LKR10,443,096.77	$18,615.02 MX$377,273.73	-47.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.13 LKR924.70	$3.47 MX$70.42	+11.2%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Colombo	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.40 LKR4,850.85	$24.38 MX$494.10	+48.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$297.60 LKR88,030.92	$893.52 MX$18,109.14	+200.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.09 LKR53,270.75	$544.24 MX$11,030.11	+202.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.85 LKR12,970.04	$30.31 MX$614.32	-30.9%
Average			+105.0%

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pay 13.8 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$28.60 LKR8,459.68	$381.33 MX$7,728.40	+1233.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$586.98 LKR173,632.82	$8,426.99 MX$170,791.22	+1335.6%
Average			+1284.5%

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pay 64.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 LKR603.07	$2.73 MX$55.33	+33.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 LKR766.31	$3.01 MX$60.93	+16.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.34 LKR2,764.05	$3.92 MX$79.48	-58.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.89 LKR4,107.42	$53.69 MX$1,088.09	+286.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.40 LKR1,005.11	$4.96 MX$100.61	+46.1%
Average			+64.9%

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pay 88.2% more for clothing

	Colombo	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.69 LKR8,782.65	$56.36 MX$1,142.16	+89.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.31 LKR6,600.22	$41.06 MX$832.15	+84.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.77 LKR20,342.56	$91.99 MX$1,864.43	+33.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.51 LKR11,094.87	$91.93 MX$1,863.15	+145.1%
Average			+88.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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