Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 42.8% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
$1.65
LKR491.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
$5.04
LKR1,498.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
$0.51
LKR152.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
$0.25
LKR73.12
|
|
pay 8.3% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
$0.74
LKR220.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
$4.34
LKR1,290.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
$5.48
LKR1,630.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
$2.19
LKR652.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
$2.25
LKR668.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
$2.49
LKR740.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
$0.42
LKR124.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
$2.10
LKR624.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
$0.70
LKR209.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
$0.55
LKR164.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
$0.38
LKR112.61
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
Mexico City
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
$5.24
LKR1,559.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
$4.72
LKR1,405.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,899,736.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
$2.83
LKR843.13
|
|
pay 55.7% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
$11.95
LKR3,555.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
$341.69
LKR101,644.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
$142.52
LKR42,396.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
$25.52
LKR7,592.44
|
|
pay 93.6% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
$26.09
LKR7,762.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
$520.92
LKR154,960.12
|
|
pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
$1.57
LKR468.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
$1.85
LKR549.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
$6.30
LKR1,873.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
$12.09
LKR3,596.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
$3.15
LKR936.81
|
|
pay 56.3% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
$24.08
LKR7,163.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
$16.10
LKR4,790.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
$54.57
LKR16,232.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
$29.14
LKR8,668.46
|
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