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

🙂 Solo nomad: Newcastle is 40% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 20.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Newcastle is 28.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 31.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.18 R 145

$11.99 MX$227

-31.78%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.19 R 608

$42.47 MX$803

-19.50%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.82 R 85.7

$10.47 MX$198

-53.96%

Cappuccino

$2.11 R 37.45

$3.6 MX$68.2

-41.39%

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

$1.05 R 18.71

$1.44 MX$27.16

-27.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.89 R 15.81

$0.89 MX$16.79

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.29 R 40.7

$3.09 MX$58.5

-25.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.86 R 50.8

$4.58 MX$86.6

-37.55%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.21 R 21.44

$1.38 MX$26.04

-12.32%

White Bread (500g)

$1.03 R 18.27

$1.85 MX$34.9

-44.32%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.24 R 21.99

$1.57 MX$29.68

-21.02%

Eggs

$1.71 R 30.43

$2.55 MX$48.3

-32.94%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.23 R 111

$8.61 MX$163

-27.64%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.58 R 81.5

$8.54 MX$161

-46.37%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.4 R 114

$10.98 MX$208

-41.71%

Apples (1kg)

$0.8 R 14.22

$2.72 MX$51.4

-70.59%

Banana (1kg)

$0.94 R 16.7

$1.51 MX$28.57

-37.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.93 R 16.6

$1.88 MX$35.63

-50.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.28 R 22.71

$2.19 MX$41.42

-41.55%

Potato (1kg)

$0.9 R 15.94

$1.87 MX$35.3

-51.87%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 R 20.86

$2.19 MX$41.37

-46.58%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.72 R 12.78

$1.07 MX$20.23

-32.71%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 R 10.33

$1.09 MX$20.64

-46.79%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.77 R 49.29

$3.96 MX$74.9

-30.05%

Wine (Bottle)

$2.88 R 51.2

$8.86 MX$167

-67.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.34 R 23.81

$1.72 MX$32.53

-22.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.85 R 15.13

$2.61 MX$49.37

-67.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.66 R 29.58

$0.52 MX$9.74

219.23%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.38 R 24.52

$3.24 MX$61.2

-57.41%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.32 R 23.48

$2.38 MX$44.94

-44.54%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.03 R 53.9

$3.11 MX$58.7

-2.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.33 R 23.61

$1.31 MX$24.85

1.53%

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

$19.2K R 341.8K

$30.3K MX$573K

-36.59%

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

$26.2K R 466.6K

$24K MX$453.6K

9.35%

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

$124 R 2,212

$84.2 MX$1,592

47.61%

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

$37.25 R 662

$22.14 MX$419

68.25%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.86 R 691

$30.14 MX$570

28.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$31.57 R 561

$52 MX$983

-39.27%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$7.37 R 131

$5.07 MX$95.9

45.36%

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

$197 R 3,500

$200 MX$3,787

-1.74%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,362 R 77.6K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-18.21%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$50.1 R 891

$35.74 MX$676

40.18%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.27 R 574

$39.8 MX$753

-18.92%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89 R 1,583

$79 MX$1,493

12.70%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$89.3 R 1,589

$88.4 MX$1,671

1.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$368 R 6,542

$965 MX$18.3K

-61.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$339 R 6,028

$474 MX$8,968

-28.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$690 R 12.3K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-58.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$688 R 12.2K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-42.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$722 R 12.8K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-76.56%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$561 R 9,970

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-92.55%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$792 MX$15K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.69

11.42

2.36%

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

Last update for Newcastle: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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