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

😐 Solo nomad: Newbury is 29.1% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 96.4% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Newbury is 75.4% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 54.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Newbury
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$23.84 £17.54
$11.99 MX$227
98.83%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$96.7 £71.1
$42.47 MX$803
127.57%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.05 £7.4
$10.47 MX$198
-4.01%
Cappuccino
$4.69 £3.45
$3.6 MX$68.2
30.28%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.9 £2.13
$1.44 MX$27.16
101.39%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.31 £1.7
$0.89 MX$16.79
159.55%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.35 £4.67
$3.09 MX$58.5
105.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.66 £4.9
$4.58 MX$86.6
45.41%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Newbury
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.58 £1.17
$1.38 MX$26.04
14.49%
White Bread (500g)
$1.56 £1.15
$1.85 MX$34.9
-15.68%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.7 £1.99
$1.57 MX$29.68
71.97%
Eggs
$3.51 £2.58
$2.55 MX$48.3
37.65%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.54 £6.28
$8.61 MX$163
-0.81%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.9 £5.81
$8.54 MX$161
-7.49%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.2 £9.71
$10.98 MX$208
20.22%
Apples (1kg)
$3.54 £2.61
$2.72 MX$51.4
30.15%
Banana (1kg)
$2.29 £1.69
$1.51 MX$28.57
51.66%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.92 £2.15
$1.88 MX$35.63
55.32%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.1 £3.02
$2.19 MX$41.42
87.21%
Potato (1kg)
$1.44 £1.06
$1.87 MX$35.3
-22.99%
Onion (1kg)
$1.71 £1.26
$2.19 MX$41.37
-21.92%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.09 £0.8
$1.07 MX$20.23
1.87%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.93 £1.42
$1.09 MX$20.64
77.06%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$20.42 £15.02
$3.96 MX$74.9
415.66%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.29 £9.78
$8.86 MX$167
50.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.67 £1.96
$1.72 MX$32.53
55.23%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.31 £2.44
$2.61 MX$49.37
26.82%
🚌 Getting Around
Newbury
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.11 £3.02
$0.52 MX$9.74
690.38%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$74.6 £54.9
$26.59 MX$503
180.52%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$6.24 £4.59
$3.24 MX$61.2
92.59%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.7 £1.25
$2.38 MX$44.94
-28.57%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$15.15 £11.15
$3.11 MX$58.7
387.14%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.89 £1.39
$1.31 MX$24.85
44.27%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$37.9K £27.9K
$30.3K MX$573K
25.18%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.6K £29.9K
$24K MX$453.6K
69.17%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Newbury
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$226 £166
$84.2 MX$1,592
168.07%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$15.99 £11.76
$22.14 MX$419
-27.78%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$44.68 £32.88
$30.14 MX$570
48.24%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Newbury
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$66.8 £49.13
$52 MX$983
28.43%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.89 £19.79
$18.72 MX$354
43.64%
Cinema Ticket
$13.44 £9.89
$5.07 MX$95.9
165.09%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Newbury
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,864 £1,372
$200 MX$3,787
830.79%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$18.1K £13.3K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
238.82%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Newbury
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$83.9 £61.7
$35.74 MX$676
134.64%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$49.45 £36.39
$39.8 MX$753
24.25%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 £75.4
$79 MX$1,493
29.71%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$125 £92
$88.4 MX$1,671
41.50%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Newbury
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,364 £1,004
$965 MX$18.3K
41.30%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,202 £885
$474 MX$8,968
153.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,162 £1,591
$1,653 MX$31.2K
30.83%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,800 £1,324
$1,202 MX$22.7K
49.74%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,801 £4,269
$3,081 MX$58.3K
88.25%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,318 £3,178
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-42.65%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Newbury
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,877 £2,853
$792 MX$15K
389.61%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.9
11.42
-48.34%

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Last update for Newbury: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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