Cost of living comparison

Negombo, Sri Lanka

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Negombo Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 3.4 times more expensive than Negombo.

Restaurants: pay 84.0% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 44.7% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 11.7% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 32.7% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 13.8 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Negombo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.0% more for restaurants

	Negombo	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 LKR1,006.42	$9.93 MX$202.34	+192.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 LKR2,214.13	$7.45 MX$151.76	-0.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 LKR218.06	$1.08 MX$22.00	+46.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 LKR115.74	$0.77 MX$15.75	+97.8%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 44.7% more for groceries

	Negombo	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 LKR168.71	$2.45 MX$49.97	+330.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.80 LKR2,012.84	$4.87 MX$99.18	-28.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.11 LKR1,809.62	$5.51 MX$112.24	-9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 LKR656.76	$2.18 MX$44.48	-1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.38 LKR705.15	$3.57 MX$72.77	+50.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.28 LKR970.38	$1.22 MX$24.90	-62.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR151.12	$0.67 MX$13.64	+31.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 LKR783.49	$0.80 MX$16.28	-69.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 LKR156.84	$0.83 MX$16.86	+56.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR150.58	$0.85 MX$17.34	+67.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 LKR107.28	$0.83 MX$16.87	+128.5%
Average			+44.7%

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pay 11.7% less for transportation

	Negombo	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 LKR1,432.20	$4.64 MX$94.51	-4.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.87 MX$364.22
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,303.89 LKR10,456,719.10	$18,615.02 MX$379,394.54	-47.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.99 LKR885.65	$3.47 MX$70.82	+16.2%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 32.7% more for housing

	Negombo	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.40 LKR4,857.18	$24.38 MX$496.88	+48.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$893.52 MX$18,210.94
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$544.24 MX$11,092.12
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.98 LKR7,696.16	$30.31 MX$617.78	+16.7%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 13.8 times more for childcare

	Negombo	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$28.60 LKR8,470.71	$381.33 MX$7,771.84	+1233.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$586.98 LKR173,859.31	$8,426.99 MX$171,751.31	+1335.6%
Average			+1284.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Negombo	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 LKR553.53	$2.73 MX$55.64	+46.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 LKR587.08	$3.01 MX$61.27	+51.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.83 LKR2,616.70	$3.92 MX$79.93	-55.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$10.19 LKR3,019.26	$53.69 MX$1,094.21	+426.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.21 LKR654.17	$4.96 MX$101.17	+124.8%
Average			+118.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Negombo	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.88 LKR8,554.58	$56.36 MX$1,148.58	+95.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.31 LKR6,608.83	$41.06 MX$836.83	+84.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$54.37 LKR16,102.74	$91.99 MX$1,874.91	+69.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$27.18 LKR8,051.37	$91.93 MX$1,873.62	+238.2%
Average			+121.6%

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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: April 2025

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