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

😐 Solo nomad: Harrogate is 30.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 94.6% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Harrogate is 84.1% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Harrogate
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.04 £14.75
$11.99 MX$227
67.14%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$75.3 £55.4
$42.47 MX$803
77.30%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.77 £7.93
$10.47 MX$198
2.87%
Cappuccino
$4.83 £3.56
$3.6 MX$68.2
34.17%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.31 £1.7
$1.44 MX$27.16
60.42%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.69 £1.24
$0.89 MX$16.79
89.89%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.59 £4.85
$3.09 MX$58.5
113.27%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.01 £4.42
$4.58 MX$86.6
31.22%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Harrogate
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.57 £1.15
$1.38 MX$26.04
13.77%
White Bread (500g)
$1.7 £1.25
$1.85 MX$34.9
-8.11%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.25 £1.66
$1.57 MX$29.68
43.31%
Eggs
$4.07 £3
$2.55 MX$48.3
59.61%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.92 £5.83
$8.61 MX$163
-8.01%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.69 £7.13
$8.54 MX$161
13.47%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.6 £12.22
$10.98 MX$208
51.18%
Apples (1kg)
$3.2 £2.35
$2.72 MX$51.4
17.65%
Banana (1kg)
$1.5 £1.1
$1.51 MX$28.57
-0.66%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.44 £1.8
$1.88 MX$35.63
29.79%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.46 £3.28
$2.19 MX$41.42
103.65%
Potato (1kg)
$1.56 £1.15
$1.87 MX$35.3
-16.58%
Onion (1kg)
$1.55 £1.14
$2.19 MX$41.37
-29.22%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.26 £0.93
$1.07 MX$20.23
17.76%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.48 £1.09
$1.09 MX$20.64
35.78%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$18.96 £13.95
$3.96 MX$74.9
378.79%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.1 £8.17
$8.86 MX$167
25.28%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.73 £2.74
$1.72 MX$32.53
116.86%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.48 £2.56
$2.61 MX$49.37
33.33%
🚌 Getting Around
Harrogate
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.96 £2.92
$0.52 MX$9.74
661.54%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$88.4 £65
$26.59 MX$503
232.31%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.29 £3.89
$3.24 MX$61.2
63.27%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.5 £1.1
$2.38 MX$44.94
-36.97%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$21.63 £15.92
$3.11 MX$58.7
595.50%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.9 £1.4
$1.31 MX$24.85
45.04%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38K £28K
$30.3K MX$573K
25.34%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$37.5K £27.6K
$24K MX$453.6K
56.22%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Harrogate
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$317 £234
$84.2 MX$1,592
276.89%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.83 £16.8
$22.14 MX$419
3.12%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$43.4 £31.94
$30.14 MX$570
43.99%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Harrogate
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$66.6 £49.03
$52 MX$983
28.16%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.37 £12.04
$18.72 MX$354
-12.55%
Cinema Ticket
$16.18 £11.9
$5.07 MX$95.9
219.13%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Harrogate
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,611 £1,185
$200 MX$3,787
704.22%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16K £11.8K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
199.92%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Harrogate
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$81.3 £59.8
$35.74 MX$676
127.36%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$53.7 £39.53
$39.8 MX$753
34.95%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$106 £78
$79 MX$1,493
34.25%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$131 £96.1
$88.4 MX$1,671
47.74%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Harrogate
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,270 £934
$965 MX$18.3K
31.49%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,034 £761
$474 MX$8,968
118.06%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,869 £1,376
$1,653 MX$31.2K
13.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,627 £1,197
$1,202 MX$22.7K
35.38%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,643 £4,153
$3,081 MX$58.3K
83.14%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Harrogate
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,957 £2,176
$792 MX$15K
273.44%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.51
11.42
-51.75%

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Last update for Harrogate: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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