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

😐 Solo nomad: Brentwood is 16.4% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 146.3% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Brentwood is 35.3% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 84.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Brentwood
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.49 £15.37
$11.85 MX$209
72.91%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$82.4 £61.8
$42.16 MX$744
95.49%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.77 £8.08
$10.75 MX$190
0.19%
Cappuccino
$4.68 £3.51
$3.47 MX$61.3
34.87%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 £1.18
$1.45 MX$25.65
8.28%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.10 £0.82
$0.90 MX$15.93
22.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.29 £3.97
$3.05 MX$53.9
73.44%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.14 £4.60
$4.42 MX$77.9
38.91%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Brentwood
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.45 £1.09
$1.37 MX$24.17
5.84%
White Bread (500g)
$1.08 £0.81
$1.87 MX$33.05
-42.25%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.22 £1.67
$1.54 MX$27.25
44.16%
Eggs
$3.59 £2.69
$2.50 MX$44.18
43.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.23 £6.17
$8.61 MX$152
-4.41%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.94 £5.21
$8.63 MX$152
-19.58%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.22 £9.91
$11.02 MX$195
19.96%
Apples (1kg)
$3.11 £2.33
$2.75 MX$48.53
13.09%
Banana (1kg)
$1.50 £1.12
$1.43 MX$25.21
4.90%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.01 £2.26
$1.87 MX$33.05
60.96%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.99 £2.24
$2.17 MX$38.26
37.79%
Potato (1kg)
$0.95 £0.71
$1.88 MX$33.23
-49.47%
Onion (1kg)
$1.34 £1.00
$2.25 MX$39.65
-40.44%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.92 £0.69
$1.07 MX$18.85
-14.02%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.35 £1.01
$1.07 MX$18.95
26.17%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$16.61 £12.46
$4.15 MX$73.3
300.24%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.98 £6.74
$10.34 MX$182
-13.15%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.40 £1.80
$1.68 MX$29.64
42.86%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.42 £1.81
$2.48 MX$43.84
-2.42%
🚌 Getting Around
Brentwood
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$5.26 £3.95
$0.55 MX$9.80
856.36%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$87.6 £65.7
$26.53 MX$468
230.00%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.44 £4.08
$3.22 MX$56.8
68.94%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.25 £0.94
$2.48 MX$43.80
-49.60%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$22.88 £17.16
$3.11 MX$54.9
635.69%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.94 £1.45
$1.26 MX$22.16
53.97%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$37.9K £28.4K
$30.7K MX$541.1K
23.46%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.5K £30.4K
$24.0K MX$424.3K
68.39%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Brentwood
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$330 £248
$82.5 MX$1,456
300.32%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$14.50 £10.88
$22.29 MX$393
-34.95%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$34.46 £25.84
$30.02 MX$530
14.79%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Brentwood
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$38.51 £28.88
$51.4 MX$908
-25.14%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$22.19 £16.64
$18.29 MX$323
21.32%
Cinema Ticket
$15.17 £11.38
$4.98 MX$88.0
204.62%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Brentwood
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,702 £1,277
$200 MX$3,530
751.03%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$22.6K £17.0K
$5,304 MX$93.6K
326.23%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Brentwood
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$87.2 £65.4
$35.71 MX$630
144.13%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.27 £30.95
$39.56 MX$698
4.32%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$87.1 £65.3
$80.6 MX$1,422
8.09%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$98.9 £74.2
$88.3 MX$1,559
11.93%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Brentwood
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,522 £1,141
$969 MX$17.1K
56.99%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,892 £1,419
$482 MX$8,511
292.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,829 £2,122
$1,595 MX$28.2K
77.36%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,826 £2,119
$1,184 MX$20.9K
138.71%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,976 £3,732
$4,050 MX$71.5K
22.85%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,628 £2,721
$6,522 MX$115.1K
-44.38%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Brentwood
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,414 £2,560
$756 MX$13.4K
351.35%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.45
11.42
-52.28%

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Last update for Brentwood: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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