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

😐 Solo nomad: Manchester is 30.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 114.3% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Manchester is 83.1% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 70.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Manchester
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.43 £15.04
$11.99 MX$227
70.39%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$95.8 £70.5
$42.47 MX$803
125.55%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.68 £7.86
$10.47 MX$198
2.01%
Cappuccino
$5.05 £3.72
$3.6 MX$68.2
40.28%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.57 £1.89
$1.44 MX$27.16
78.47%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.73 £1.28
$0.89 MX$16.79
94.38%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$7.26 £5.34
$3.09 MX$58.5
134.95%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$7.48 £5.51
$4.58 MX$86.6
63.32%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Manchester
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 £1.2
$1.38 MX$26.04
18.12%
White Bread (500g)
$1.72 £1.26
$1.85 MX$34.9
-7.03%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.17 £1.6
$1.57 MX$29.68
38.22%
Eggs
$3.89 £2.86
$2.55 MX$48.3
52.55%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.14 £8.93
$8.61 MX$163
41.00%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.7 £7.14
$8.54 MX$161
13.58%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.94 £12.46
$10.98 MX$208
54.28%
Apples (1kg)
$3.3 £2.43
$2.72 MX$51.4
21.32%
Banana (1kg)
$1.87 £1.37
$1.51 MX$28.57
23.84%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.95 £2.91
$1.88 MX$35.63
110.11%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.35 £3.2
$2.19 MX$41.42
98.63%
Potato (1kg)
$2.14 £1.58
$1.87 MX$35.3
14.44%
Onion (1kg)
$1.81 £1.33
$2.19 MX$41.37
-17.35%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.31 £0.97
$1.07 MX$20.23
22.43%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.5 £1.1
$1.09 MX$20.64
37.61%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$18.67 £13.74
$3.96 MX$74.9
371.46%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.44 £7.68
$8.86 MX$167
17.83%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.58 £1.9
$1.72 MX$32.53
50.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.46 £2.54
$2.61 MX$49.37
32.57%
🚌 Getting Around
Manchester
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.74 £2.02
$0.52 MX$9.74
426.92%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$123 £90.2
$26.59 MX$503
360.77%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.3 £3.9
$3.24 MX$61.2
63.58%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.92 £2.15
$2.38 MX$44.94
22.69%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$33.89 £24.94
$3.11 MX$58.7
989.71%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.88 £1.38
$1.31 MX$24.85
43.51%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.3K £28.2K
$30.3K MX$573K
26.42%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.9K £30.1K
$24K MX$453.6K
70.66%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Manchester
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$293 £215
$84.2 MX$1,592
247.39%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.46 £16.53
$22.14 MX$419
1.45%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$43.09 £31.71
$30.14 MX$570
42.97%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Manchester
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$41.03 £30.19
$52 MX$983
-21.07%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$15.53 £11.43
$18.72 MX$354
-17.04%
Cinema Ticket
$13.75 £10.12
$5.07 MX$95.9
171.20%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Manchester
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,981 £1,458
$200 MX$3,787
888.93%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$20.6K £15.2K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
287.07%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Manchester
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$91.8 £67.5
$35.74 MX$676
156.77%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.44 £30.49
$39.8 MX$753
4.12%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$87.9 £64.7
$79 MX$1,493
11.36%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$106 £78
$88.4 MX$1,671
19.95%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Manchester
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 £1,174
$965 MX$18.3K
65.17%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,267 £932
$474 MX$8,968
167.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,742 £2,018
$1,653 MX$31.2K
65.89%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,072 £1,525
$1,202 MX$22.7K
72.41%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,685 £4,184
$3,081 MX$58.3K
84.51%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,908 £2,876
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-48.09%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Manchester
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,332 £2,452
$792 MX$15K
320.81%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.92
11.42
-48.16%

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Last update for Manchester: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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