Cost of Living Comparison Between Newcastle-under-Lyme and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Newcastle-under-Lyme and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Newcastle-under-Lyme is 9.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 71.7% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Newcastle-under-Lyme is 22.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.58 £12.94
$11.99 MX$227
46.62%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$79.4 £58.4
$42.47 MX$803
86.84%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.66 £7.84
$10.47 MX$198
1.81%
Cappuccino
$4.53 £3.33
$3.6 MX$68.2
25.83%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.53 £1.86
$1.44 MX$27.16
75.69%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.76 £1.29
$0.89 MX$16.79
97.75%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.53 £4.07
$3.09 MX$58.5
78.96%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.37 £3.95
$4.58 MX$86.6
17.25%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.43 £1.05
$1.38 MX$26.04
3.62%
White Bread (500g)
$1.5 £1.1
$1.85 MX$34.9
-18.92%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.2 £1.62
$1.57 MX$29.68
40.13%
Eggs
$2.2 £1.62
$2.55 MX$48.3
-13.73%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.27 £5.35
$8.61 MX$163
-15.56%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.06 £5.93
$8.54 MX$161
-5.62%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.76 £8.65
$10.98 MX$208
7.10%
Apples (1kg)
$3.26 £2.4
$2.72 MX$51.4
19.85%
Banana (1kg)
$1.48 £1.09
$1.51 MX$28.57
-1.99%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.68 £1.97
$1.88 MX$35.63
42.55%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.09 £2.27
$2.19 MX$41.42
41.10%
Potato (1kg)
$1.93 £1.42
$1.87 MX$35.3
3.21%
Onion (1kg)
$1.38 £1.01
$2.19 MX$41.37
-36.99%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.98 £0.72
$1.07 MX$20.23
-8.41%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.27 £0.94
$1.09 MX$20.64
16.51%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$19.82 £14.59
$3.96 MX$74.9
400.51%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.16 £6
$8.86 MX$167
-7.90%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.69 £1.98
$1.72 MX$32.53
56.40%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.36 £2.47
$2.61 MX$49.37
28.74%
🚌 Getting Around
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.43 £2.52
$0.52 MX$9.74
559.62%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$87.4 £64.3
$26.59 MX$503
228.73%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.77 £2.77
$3.24 MX$61.2
16.36%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.31 £0.96
$2.38 MX$44.94
-44.96%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$20.02 £14.74
$3.11 MX$58.7
543.73%
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)
$38.7K £28.5K
$30.3K MX$573K
27.81%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40K £29.4K
$24K MX$453.6K
66.61%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$315 £232
$84.2 MX$1,592
273.56%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.33 £13.49
$22.14 MX$419
-17.21%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$31.48 £23.17
$30.14 MX$570
4.45%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.99 £33.85
$52 MX$983
-11.52%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.72 MX$354
-
Cinema Ticket
$11.52 £8.48
$5.07 MX$95.9
127.22%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,229 £905
$200 MX$3,787
513.66%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,775 £4,986
$5,333 MX$100.8K
27.05%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$50.7 £37.31
$35.74 MX$676
41.86%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$30.39 £22.36
$39.8 MX$753
-23.64%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$84.1 £61.9
$79 MX$1,493
6.53%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$30.39 £22.36
$88.4 MX$1,671
-65.61%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,214 £893
$965 MX$18.3K
25.70%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$985 £725
$474 MX$8,968
107.63%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,072 £1,525
$1,653 MX$31.2K
25.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,722 £1,267
$1,202 MX$22.7K
43.25%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,179 £2,340
$792 MX$15K
301.54%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.3
11.42
-53.59%

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Last update for Newcastle-under-Lyme: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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