Cost of Living Comparison Between Milton Keynes and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Milton Keynes and Playa del Carmen

😐 Solo nomad: Milton Keynes is 35.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 108.7% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Milton Keynes is 39.5% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 57.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Milton Keynes
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.16 £15.14
$11.85 MX$212
70.13%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$88.6 £66.5
$42.16 MX$755
110.08%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.88 £8.17
$10.75 MX$192
1.21%
Cappuccino
$4.71 £3.54
$3.47 MX$62.2
35.73%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 £1.18
$1.45 MX$26.01
8.28%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.10 £0.83
$0.90 MX$16.16
22.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.39 £4.05
$3.05 MX$54.7
76.72%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.25 £4.70
$4.42 MX$79.1
41.40%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Milton Keynes
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.40 £1.05
$1.37 MX$24.51
2.19%
White Bread (500g)
$1.39 £1.04
$1.87 MX$33.51
-25.67%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 £1.68
$1.54 MX$27.63
45.45%
Eggs
$3.58 £2.69
$2.50 MX$44.81
43.20%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.20 £6.16
$8.61 MX$154
-4.76%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.51 £6.39
$8.63 MX$155
-1.39%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.11 £9.84
$11.02 MX$197
18.97%
Apples (1kg)
$3.13 £2.35
$2.75 MX$49.22
13.82%
Banana (1kg)
$1.50 £1.13
$1.43 MX$25.56
4.90%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.90 £2.18
$1.87 MX$33.52
55.08%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.85 £2.14
$2.17 MX$38.80
31.34%
Potato (1kg)
$1.74 £1.30
$1.88 MX$33.70
-7.45%
Onion (1kg)
$1.56 £1.17
$2.25 MX$40.21
-30.67%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.29 £0.97
$1.07 MX$19.11
20.56%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.42 £1.07
$1.07 MX$19.22
32.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$20.69 £15.54
$4.15 MX$74.4
398.55%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.13 £6.86
$10.34 MX$185
-11.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.77 £2.08
$1.68 MX$30.06
64.88%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.49 £1.87
$2.48 MX$44.46
0.40%
🚌 Getting Around
Milton Keynes
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.72 £2.79
$0.55 MX$9.93
576.36%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$77.9 £58.5
$26.53 MX$475
193.71%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.97 £4.48
$3.22 MX$57.6
85.40%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.23 £0.93
$2.48 MX$44.42
-50.40%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.19 £21.92
$3.11 MX$55.7
838.59%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.96 £1.47
$1.26 MX$22.48
55.56%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.1K £28.6K
$30.7K MX$548.8K
24.22%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.8K £31.4K
$24.0K MX$430.3K
73.74%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Milton Keynes
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$336 £252
$82.5 MX$1,476
306.87%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$14.17 £10.64
$22.29 MX$399
-36.43%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$34.35 £25.79
$30.02 MX$537
14.42%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Milton Keynes
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$38.00 £28.54
$51.4 MX$921
-26.13%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.48 £15.38
$18.29 MX$327
11.97%
Cinema Ticket
$20.09 £15.09
$4.98 MX$89.2
303.41%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Milton Keynes
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,910 £1,434
$200 MX$3,580
854.86%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$23.1K £17.4K
$5,304 MX$94.9K
336.02%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Milton Keynes
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$102 £76.4
$35.71 MX$639
185.02%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$40.89 £30.71
$39.56 MX$708
3.36%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$88.1 £66.2
$80.6 MX$1,442
9.35%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$98.8 £74.2
$88.3 MX$1,581
11.85%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Milton Keynes
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,709 £1,283
$969 MX$17.4K
76.29%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,362 £1,023
$482 MX$8,632
182.53%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,542 £1,909
$1,595 MX$28.6K
59.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,965 £1,475
$1,184 MX$21.2K
65.97%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,504 £5,635
$4,050 MX$72.5K
85.27%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,154 £4,621
$6,522 MX$116.7K
-5.64%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Milton Keynes
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,308 £2,484
$756 MX$13.5K
337.36%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.45
11.42
-52.28%

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Last update for Milton Keynes: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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