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

😐 Solo nomad: Fakenham is 6.8% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 84% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Fakenham is 38.3% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Fakenham
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.34 £12.76
$11.99 MX$227
44.62%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$82.2 £60.5
$42.47 MX$803
93.62%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$11.03 £8.12
$10.47 MX$198
5.35%
Cappuccino
$2.62 £1.93
$3.6 MX$68.2
-27.22%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.96 £1.44
$1.44 MX$27.16
36.11%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.61 £1.18
$0.89 MX$16.79
80.90%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.72 £3.48
$3.09 MX$58.5
52.75%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.67 £1.97
$4.58 MX$86.6
-41.70%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Fakenham
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.18 £0.87
$1.38 MX$26.04
-14.49%
White Bread (500g)
$1.62 £1.19
$1.85 MX$34.9
-12.43%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.1 £1.55
$1.57 MX$29.68
33.76%
Eggs
$4.19 £3.09
$2.55 MX$48.3
64.31%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.14 £7.46
$8.61 MX$163
17.77%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.39 £5.44
$8.54 MX$161
-13.47%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.48 £12.86
$10.98 MX$208
59.20%
Apples (1kg)
$3.37 £2.48
$2.72 MX$51.4
23.90%
Banana (1kg)
$2.01 £1.48
$1.51 MX$28.57
33.11%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.21 £2.37
$1.88 MX$35.63
70.74%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.63 £1.93
$2.19 MX$41.42
20.09%
Potato (1kg)
$0.92 £0.68
$1.87 MX$35.3
-50.80%
Onion (1kg)
$1.67 £1.23
$2.19 MX$41.37
-23.74%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.32 £0.97
$1.07 MX$20.23
23.36%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 £1.32
$1.09 MX$20.64
64.22%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$15.65 £11.52
$3.96 MX$74.9
295.20%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.2 £7.51
$8.86 MX$167
15.12%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.47 £2.55
$1.72 MX$32.53
101.74%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.76 £2.03
$2.61 MX$49.37
5.75%
🚌 Getting Around
Fakenham
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.3 £2.43
$0.52 MX$9.74
534.62%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$87.4 £64.3
$26.59 MX$503
228.54%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.62 £3.4
$3.24 MX$61.2
42.59%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.54 £1.13
$2.38 MX$44.94
-35.29%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$22.85 £16.82
$3.11 MX$58.7
634.73%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.96 £1.44
$1.31 MX$24.85
49.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$37.9K £27.9K
$30.3K MX$573K
25.07%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$42K £30.9K
$24K MX$453.6K
74.91%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Fakenham
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$390 £287
$84.2 MX$1,592
362.51%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.54 £12.91
$22.14 MX$419
-20.78%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$32.9 £24.21
$30.14 MX$570
9.16%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Fakenham
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.97 £33.83
$52 MX$983
-11.56%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.72 MX$354
-
Cinema Ticket
$12.07 £8.88
$5.07 MX$95.9
138.07%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Fakenham
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,786 £1,314
$200 MX$3,787
791.49%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$18.2K £13.4K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
241.01%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Fakenham
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.31 £18.63
$35.74 MX$676
-29.18%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$53.8 £39.57
$39.8 MX$753
35.10%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$70.1 £51.6
$79 MX$1,493
-11.26%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$54.6 £40.14
$88.4 MX$1,671
-38.27%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Fakenham
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,215 £894
$965 MX$18.3K
25.86%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,005 £740
$474 MX$8,968
111.96%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,019 £1,486
$1,653 MX$31.2K
22.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,701 £1,252
$1,202 MX$22.7K
41.55%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Fakenham
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$792 MX$15K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.93
11.42
-48.07%

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Last update for Fakenham: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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