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

😐 Solo nomad: Falkirk is 8.7% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 75.8% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Falkirk is 61.1% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 25.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Falkirk
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.41 £12.07
$11.99 MX$227
36.86%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$66.6 £49
$42.47 MX$803
56.79%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.78 £7.2
$10.47 MX$198
-6.59%
Cappuccino
$4.65 £3.42
$3.6 MX$68.2
29.17%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.86 £2.11
$1.44 MX$27.16
98.61%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.31 £1.7
$0.89 MX$16.79
159.55%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.57 £4.84
$3.09 MX$58.5
112.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.79 £3.52
$4.58 MX$86.6
4.59%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Falkirk
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.76 £1.29
$1.38 MX$26.04
27.54%
White Bread (500g)
$2.68 £1.98
$1.85 MX$34.9
44.86%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 £1.15
$1.57 MX$29.68
-
Eggs
$5.23 £3.85
$2.55 MX$48.3
105.10%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.68 £7.12
$8.61 MX$163
12.43%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.35 £6.15
$8.54 MX$161
-2.22%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.88 £7.27
$10.98 MX$208
-10.02%
Apples (1kg)
$3.09 £2.27
$2.72 MX$51.4
13.60%
Banana (1kg)
$0.65 £0.48
$1.51 MX$28.57
-56.95%
Oranges (1kg)
$4.11 £3.02
$1.88 MX$35.63
118.62%
Tomato (1kg)
$5.01 £3.69
$2.19 MX$41.42
128.77%
Potato (1kg)
$2.58 £1.9
$1.87 MX$35.3
37.97%
Onion (1kg)
$1.33 £0.98
$2.19 MX$41.37
-39.27%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.64 £1.21
$1.07 MX$20.23
53.27%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.46 £1.07
$1.09 MX$20.64
33.94%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$18.41 £13.55
$3.96 MX$74.9
364.90%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.7 £8.61
$8.86 MX$167
32.05%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.11 £2.29
$1.72 MX$32.53
80.81%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.46 £2.55
$2.61 MX$49.37
32.57%
🚌 Getting Around
Falkirk
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.04 £2.97
$0.52 MX$9.74
676.92%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$89.6 £66
$26.59 MX$503
237.08%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.31 £2.43
$3.24 MX$61.2
2.16%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.41 £1.03
$2.38 MX$44.94
-40.76%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$16.15 £11.88
$3.11 MX$58.7
419.29%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.14 £1.57
$1.31 MX$24.85
63.36%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K £22.3K
$30.3K MX$573K
-0.11%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.5K £25.4K
$24K MX$453.6K
43.76%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Falkirk
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$291 £214
$84.2 MX$1,592
245.13%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17 £12.51
$22.14 MX$419
-23.22%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$49.14 £36.16
$30.14 MX$570
63.04%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Falkirk
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$54.9 £40.38
$52 MX$983
5.56%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.78 £8.67
$18.72 MX$354
-37.07%
Cinema Ticket
$16.9 £12.44
$5.07 MX$95.9
233.33%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Falkirk
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$681 £501
$200 MX$3,787
240.20%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$18.7K £13.7K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
250.37%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Falkirk
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$88 £64.7
$35.74 MX$676
146.17%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$57.9 £42.63
$39.8 MX$753
45.55%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$87.3 £64.3
$79 MX$1,493
10.60%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$101 £74.7
$88.4 MX$1,671
14.82%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Falkirk
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$918 £676
$965 MX$18.3K
-4.87%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$947 £697
$474 MX$8,968
99.56%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,089 £801
$1,653 MX$31.2K
-34.14%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,064 £783
$1,202 MX$22.7K
-11.52%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Falkirk
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$4,548 £3,347
$792 MX$15K
474.45%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.93
11.42
-48.07%

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Last update for Falkirk: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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