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

😐 Solo nomad: Hitchin is 50.6% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 103.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Hitchin is 52.2% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 60.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$27.08 £20.01

$11.61 MX$200

133.25%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$82.0 £60.6

$42.75 MX$738

91.72%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.37 £6.19

$10.60 MX$183

-21.04%

Cappuccino

$4.74 £3.50

$3.59 MX$62.0

32.03%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.89 £1.39

$1.45 MX$25.08

30.34%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.64 £1.21

$0.90 MX$15.50

82.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.47 £4.04

$3.03 MX$52.4

80.53%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.46 £4.03

$4.56 MX$78.8

19.74%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 £1.24

$1.45 MX$25.07

15.17%

White Bread (500g)

$1.60 £1.18

$1.83 MX$31.55

-12.57%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.09 £1.55

$1.61 MX$27.77

29.81%

Eggs

$3.29 £2.43

$2.54 MX$43.82

29.53%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.28 £7.60

$8.54 MX$148

20.37%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.33 £5.42

$8.47 MX$146

-13.46%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.32 £12.80

$10.86 MX$188

59.48%

Apples (1kg)

$3.35 £2.48

$2.73 MX$47.13

22.71%

Banana (1kg)

$1.32 £0.97

$1.49 MX$25.77

-11.41%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.48 £1.83

$1.94 MX$33.55

27.84%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.63 £1.94

$2.16 MX$37.38

21.76%

Potato (1kg)

$0.92 £0.68

$1.85 MX$31.88

-50.27%

Onion (1kg)

$1.40 £1.03

$2.19 MX$37.80

-36.07%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.31 £0.97

$1.07 MX$18.52

22.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.81 £1.34

$1.08 MX$18.71

67.59%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$16.01 £11.83

$4.06 MX$70.1

294.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.06 £7.43

$10.46 MX$181

-3.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.55 £1.88

$1.65 MX$28.56

54.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.80 £2.07

$2.55 MX$44.01

9.80%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.46 £2.56

$0.56 MX$9.60

517.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$89.0 £65.8

$26.20 MX$453

239.58%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.34 £3.21

$3.14 MX$54.2

38.22%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.69 £1.25

$2.37 MX$40.96

-28.69%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$22.84 £16.88

$3.24 MX$56.0

604.94%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.90 £1.41

$1.31 MX$22.70

45.04%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$37.7K £27.8K

$30.5K MX$527.4K

23.33%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$41.4K £30.6K

$23.8K MX$411.4K

73.84%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$394 £291

$83.1 MX$1,436

373.96%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$17.60 £13.01

$22.15 MX$383

-20.54%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.48 £26.96

$29.37 MX$507

24.21%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.98 £34.71

$51.2 MX$884

-8.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.88 £11.00

$18.69 MX$323

-20.39%

Cinema Ticket

$12.29 £9.08

$4.89 MX$84.4

151.33%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$1,800 £1,330

$199 MX$3,431

805.98%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.1K £13.4K

$5,207 MX$89.9K

247.07%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$75.6 £55.9

$35.93 MX$621

110.41%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$55.2 £40.78

$39.39 MX$680

40.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.3 £52.0

$80.3 MX$1,387

-12.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$60.0 £44.33

$87.6 MX$1,512

-31.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,470 £1,086

$963 MX$16.6K

52.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,197 £884

$482 MX$8,326

148.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,104 £1,555

$1,645 MX$28.4K

27.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,904 £1,407

$1,192 MX$20.6K

59.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,872 £6,556

$3,957 MX$68.3K

124.22%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,989 £5,904

$6,513 MX$112.5K

22.66%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$726 MX$12.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.93

11.42

-48.07%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Hitchin: April 14, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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