Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 29.5% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$177.31
|
$2.86
LKR837.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$145.64
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.26
|
$0.71
LKR206.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.78
|
$0.35
LKR102.91
|
|
pay 27.6% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.26
|
$0.56
LKR164.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$72.72
|
$6.21
LKR1,816.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$103.91
|
$6.31
LKR1,845.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.78
|
$2.18
LKR636.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$62.74
|
$2.29
LKR670.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.75
|
$3.04
LKR887.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.39
|
$0.44
LKR129.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.19
|
$2.56
LKR749.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.03
|
$0.50
LKR146.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.20
|
$0.48
LKR140.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.75
|
$0.44
LKR129.45
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$89.97
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$528.17
|
$10.76
LKR3,146.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$400,768.65
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,497,569.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$313.81
|
$3.09
LKR902.77
|
|
pay 53.0% less for housing
|
Mexico
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$536.42
|
$13.80
LKR4,035.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,764.79
|
$163.33
LKR47,762.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,275.41
|
$123.34
LKR36,068.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$897.39
|
$30.68
LKR8,972.19
|
|
pay 87.8% less for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,119.01
|
$26.94
LKR7,877.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$83,642.62
|
$475.05
LKR138,917.27
|
|
pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.31
|
$2.00
LKR585.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.02
|
$2.35
LKR687.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$75.98
|
$8.91
LKR2,604.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$676.07
|
$14.75
LKR4,314.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$88.17
|
$3.23
LKR943.94
|
|
pay 39.7% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$920.55
|
$29.58
LKR8,648.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$729.53
|
$19.20
LKR5,615.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,647.47
|
$65.72
LKR19,217.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,539.16
|
$33.57
LKR9,816.07
|
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