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

😐 Solo nomad: Hereford is 23.8% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 89.2% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Hereford is 64.6% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Hereford
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.48 £15.07
$11.99 MX$227
70.81%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$99.4 £73.2
$42.47 MX$803
134.09%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.23 £6.8
$10.47 MX$198
-11.84%
Cappuccino
$4.11 £3.02
$3.6 MX$68.2
14.17%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.87 £1.38
$1.44 MX$27.16
29.86%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.72 £1.26
$0.89 MX$16.79
93.26%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.85 £4.31
$3.09 MX$58.5
89.32%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.14 £4.52
$4.58 MX$86.6
34.06%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Hereford
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.29 £0.95
$1.38 MX$26.04
-6.52%
White Bread (500g)
$1.56 £1.15
$1.85 MX$34.9
-15.68%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.37 £2.48
$1.57 MX$29.68
114.65%
Eggs
$3.99 £2.94
$2.55 MX$48.3
56.47%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.14 £14.09
$8.61 MX$163
122.30%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.63 £7.09
$8.54 MX$161
12.76%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.47 £10.65
$10.98 MX$208
31.79%
Apples (1kg)
$3.41 £2.51
$2.72 MX$51.4
25.37%
Banana (1kg)
$1.16 £0.85
$1.51 MX$28.57
-23.18%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.08 £0.79
$1.88 MX$35.63
-42.55%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.86 £3.58
$2.19 MX$41.42
121.92%
Potato (1kg)
$0.98 £0.72
$1.87 MX$35.3
-47.59%
Onion (1kg)
$1.11 £0.82
$2.19 MX$41.37
-49.32%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.01 £0.74
$1.07 MX$20.23
-5.61%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.35 £0.99
$1.09 MX$20.64
23.85%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$19.81 £14.58
$3.96 MX$74.9
400.25%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.51 £7.74
$8.86 MX$167
18.62%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.33 £2.45
$1.72 MX$32.53
93.60%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.51 £2.58
$2.61 MX$49.37
34.48%
🚌 Getting Around
Hereford
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.8 £2.79
$0.52 MX$9.74
630.77%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$90.1 £66.3
$26.59 MX$503
238.85%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$6.24 £4.59
$3.24 MX$61.2
92.59%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.81 £1.33
$2.38 MX$44.94
-23.95%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$20.76 £15.28
$3.11 MX$58.7
567.52%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2 £1.47
$1.31 MX$24.85
52.67%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.5K £28.3K
$30.3K MX$573K
27.00%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.3K £30.4K
$24K MX$453.6K
72.00%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Hereford
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$375 £276
$84.2 MX$1,592
345.05%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$39.05 £28.74
$22.14 MX$419
76.38%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.49 £29.06
$30.14 MX$570
31.02%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Hereford
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 £42.23
$52 MX$983
10.39%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.72 MX$354
-
Cinema Ticket
$16.08 £11.83
$5.07 MX$95.9
217.16%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Hereford
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,619 £1,191
$200 MX$3,787
708.26%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$18.5K £13.6K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
247.13%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Hereford
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$84.7 £62.4
$35.74 MX$676
137.07%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$40.32 £29.67
$39.8 MX$753
1.31%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.8 £59.5
$79 MX$1,493
2.36%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$85.5 £62.9
$88.4 MX$1,671
-3.30%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Hereford
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$991 £729
$965 MX$18.3K
2.60%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$924 £680
$474 MX$8,968
94.84%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,618 £1,191
$1,653 MX$31.2K
-2.09%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,384 £1,019
$1,202 MX$22.7K
15.18%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Hereford
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,701 £1,987
$792 MX$15K
241.08%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.15
11.42
-37.39%

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Last update for Hereford: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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