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

😐 Solo nomad: Crewe is 30.6% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 50.2% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Crewe is 34.8% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 47% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Crewe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.45 £15.05
$11.73 MX$222
74.34%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$82.7 £60.9
$41.52 MX$785
99.25%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.25 £6.8
$10.57 MX$200
-12.49%
Cappuccino
$4.72 £3.47
$3.49 MX$65.9
35.24%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.16 £1.59
$1.45 MX$27.33
48.97%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.2 £0.88
$0.97 MX$18.33
23.71%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.88 £3.59
$3.03 MX$57.2
61.06%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.33 £3.92
$4.59 MX$86.8
16.12%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Crewe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.66 £1.22
$1.42 MX$26.87
16.90%
White Bread (500g)
$1.2 £0.89
$1.87 MX$35.43
-35.83%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.67 £1.97
$1.54 MX$29.2
73.38%
Eggs
$3.07 £2.26
$2.6 MX$49.21
18.08%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.1 £4.49
$8.32 MX$157
-26.68%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.98 £5.14
$8.54 MX$161
-18.27%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.04 £10.34
$10.67 MX$202
31.58%
Apples (1kg)
$2.09 £1.53
$2.66 MX$50.2
-21.43%
Banana (1kg)
$1.86 £1.37
$1.51 MX$28.5
23.18%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.94 £1.43
$1.9 MX$35.87
2.11%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.69 £1.98
$2.19 MX$41.45
22.83%
Potato (1kg)
$1.65 £1.21
$1.78 MX$33.7
-7.30%
Onion (1kg)
$1.41 £1.04
$2.17 MX$41.05
-35.02%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.1 £0.81
$1.07 MX$20.14
2.80%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.37 £1.01
$1.09 MX$20.53
25.69%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$19.3 £14.21
$4.17 MX$78.8
362.83%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.42 £8.4
$8.75 MX$165
30.51%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.45 £2.54
$1.69 MX$31.91
104.14%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.25 £3.13
$2.53 MX$47.74
67.98%
🚌 Getting Around
Crewe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$6.76 £4.98
$0.51 MX$9.59
1225.49%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$60.3 £44.4
$26.97 MX$510
123.69%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.56 £4.1
$3.25 MX$61.4
71.08%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.23 £0.9
$2.49 MX$47.01
-50.60%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$22.74 £16.74
$3.22 MX$60.8
606.21%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.98 £1.46
$1.26 MX$23.87
57.14%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.2K £23.7K
$29.8K MX$564.1K
7.95%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$37.9K £27.9K
$23.4K MX$442.5K
62.07%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Crewe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$297 £219
$84.2 MX$1,592
253.16%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$19.07 £14.03
$22.8 MX$431
-16.36%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.84 £29.32
$30.04 MX$568
32.62%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Crewe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$41.24 £30.35
$51.4 MX$972
-19.75%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.59 £15.15
$18.28 MX$346
12.64%
Cinema Ticket
$15.02 £11.05
$4.97 MX$94.1
202.21%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Crewe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,200 £883
$197 MX$3,719
510.08%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$12.4K £9,099
$5,254 MX$99.3K
135.35%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Crewe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$101 £74
$35.81 MX$677
180.76%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$37.59 £27.66
$39.43 MX$745
-4.67%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$119 £87.9
$80.9 MX$1,529
47.67%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$86.9 £64
$86.3 MX$1,631
0.68%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Crewe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$807 £594
$968 MX$18.3K
-16.67%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$691 £508
$478 MX$9,037
44.46%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,068 £1,522
$1,631 MX$30.8K
26.80%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,716 £1,263
$1,197 MX$22.6K
43.44%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,279 £2,413
$3,137 MX$59.3K
4.53%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,378 £2,486
$7,586 MX$143.4K
-55.47%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Crewe
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,953 £2,173
$805 MX$15.2K
266.73%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.76
11.42
-49.56%

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Last update for Crewe: November 3, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

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