Cost of Living Comparison Between Bath and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Bath and Playa del Carmen

😐 Solo nomad: Bath is 20.3% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 127.9% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Bath is 75.1% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 84.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Bath
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.65 £15.2
$11.99 MX$227
72.23%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$102 £75
$42.47 MX$803
139.86%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$11.02 £8.11
$10.47 MX$198
5.25%
Cappuccino
$4.67 £3.44
$3.6 MX$68.2
29.72%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.54 £1.87
$1.44 MX$27.16
76.39%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.79 £1.32
$0.89 MX$16.79
101.12%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$7.87 £5.79
$3.09 MX$58.5
154.69%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.92 £5.09
$4.58 MX$86.6
51.09%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Bath
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.93 £1.42
$1.38 MX$26.04
39.86%
White Bread (500g)
$1.63 £1.2
$1.85 MX$34.9
-11.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.84 £2.09
$1.57 MX$29.68
80.89%
Eggs
$5.44 £4
$2.55 MX$48.3
113.33%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.99 £8.82
$8.61 MX$163
39.26%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$10.73 £7.9
$8.54 MX$161
25.64%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.48 £10.66
$10.98 MX$208
31.88%
Apples (1kg)
$4.01 £2.95
$2.72 MX$51.4
47.43%
Banana (1kg)
$1.55 £1.14
$1.51 MX$28.57
2.65%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.19 £2.35
$1.88 MX$35.63
69.68%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.71 £3.47
$2.19 MX$41.42
115.07%
Potato (1kg)
$1.63 £1.2
$1.87 MX$35.3
-12.83%
Onion (1kg)
$1.85 £1.36
$2.19 MX$41.37
-15.53%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.26 £0.92
$1.07 MX$20.23
17.76%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.85 £1.36
$1.09 MX$20.64
69.72%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$19.72 £14.51
$3.96 MX$74.9
397.98%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.56 £7.77
$8.86 MX$167
19.19%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.21 £2.36
$1.72 MX$32.53
86.63%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.16 £2.32
$2.61 MX$49.37
21.07%
🚌 Getting Around
Bath
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.71 £1.99
$0.52 MX$9.74
421.15%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$116 £85.2
$26.59 MX$503
335.20%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.55 £4.08
$3.24 MX$61.2
71.30%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.74 £1.28
$2.38 MX$44.94
-26.89%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$27.55 £20.27
$3.11 MX$58.7
785.85%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.89 £1.39
$1.31 MX$24.85
44.27%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.5K £28.3K
$30.3K MX$573K
26.96%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$43.1K £31.7K
$24K MX$453.6K
79.64%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Bath
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$355 £261
$84.2 MX$1,592
320.90%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.69 £13.76
$22.14 MX$419
-15.58%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$47.46 £34.92
$30.14 MX$570
57.47%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Bath
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$49.56 £36.47
$52 MX$983
-4.66%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.33 £8.34
$18.72 MX$354
-39.48%
Cinema Ticket
$13.38 £9.84
$5.07 MX$95.9
163.91%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Bath
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,787 £1,315
$200 MX$3,787
792.03%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.1K £11.8K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
201.53%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Bath
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$84.8 £62.4
$35.74 MX$676
137.38%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$49.11 £36.14
$39.8 MX$753
23.39%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$91.2 £67.1
$79 MX$1,493
15.54%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$85 £62.6
$88.4 MX$1,671
-3.78%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Bath
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,681 £1,237
$965 MX$18.3K
74.16%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,400 £1,030
$474 MX$8,968
195.20%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,435 £2,528
$1,653 MX$31.2K
107.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,353 £1,731
$1,202 MX$22.7K
95.73%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,031 £5,174
$3,081 MX$58.3K
128.19%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,553 £3,351
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-39.53%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Bath
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,539 £2,604
$792 MX$15K
346.98%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.74
11.42
-49.74%

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Last update for Bath: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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