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

😐 Solo nomad: Newport is 16.4% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 77.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Newport is 74.4% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 33.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$19.33 £14.23

$11.99 MX$227

61.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$84.3 £62

$42.47 MX$803

98.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.56 £7.04

$10.47 MX$198

-8.69%

Cappuccino

$4.62 £3.4

$3.6 MX$68.2

28.33%

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

$2.24 £1.65

$1.44 MX$27.16

55.56%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.69 £1.24

$0.89 MX$16.79

89.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$6.28 £4.62

$3.09 MX$58.5

103.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.01 £4.42

$4.58 MX$86.6

31.22%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.91 £1.4

$1.38 MX$26.04

38.41%

White Bread (500g)

$1.92 £1.41

$1.85 MX$34.9

3.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.51 £1.85

$1.57 MX$29.68

59.87%

Eggs

$4.69 £3.45

$2.55 MX$48.3

83.92%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.35 £6.14

$8.61 MX$163

-3.02%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.69 £6.4

$8.54 MX$161

1.76%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.82 £7.96

$10.98 MX$208

-1.46%

Apples (1kg)

$2.9 £2.13

$2.72 MX$51.4

6.62%

Banana (1kg)

$1.34 £0.99

$1.51 MX$28.57

-11.26%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.24 £1.65

$1.88 MX$35.63

19.15%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.53 £2.6

$2.19 MX$41.42

61.19%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 £1.5

$1.87 MX$35.3

9.09%

Onion (1kg)

$1.7 £1.25

$2.19 MX$41.37

-22.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.15 £0.85

$1.07 MX$20.23

7.48%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.9 £1.4

$1.09 MX$20.64

74.31%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$20.1 £14.79

$3.96 MX$74.9

407.58%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.54 £7.76

$8.86 MX$167

18.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.54 £1.87

$1.72 MX$32.53

47.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.43 £2.52

$2.61 MX$49.37

31.42%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.32 £2.44

$0.52 MX$9.74

538.46%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67.3 £49.53

$26.59 MX$503

153.10%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.65 £4.89

$3.24 MX$61.2

105.25%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.39 £1.02

$2.38 MX$44.94

-41.60%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$16.31 £12

$3.11 MX$58.7

424.44%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.94 £1.42

$1.31 MX$24.85

48.09%

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

$38.9K £28.6K

$30.3K MX$573K

28.31%

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

$48.6K £35.8K

$24K MX$453.6K

102.70%

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

$310 £228

$84.2 MX$1,592

267.87%

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

$17.92 £13.18

$22.14 MX$419

-19.06%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.67 £32.14

$30.14 MX$570

44.89%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$44.89 £33.03

$52 MX$983

-13.64%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.36 £12.04

$18.72 MX$354

-12.61%

Cinema Ticket

$10.26 £7.55

$5.07 MX$95.9

102.37%

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

$1,614 £1,188

$200 MX$3,787

705.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$33.1K £24.3K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

519.89%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$68.8 £50.7

$35.74 MX$676

92.61%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.59 £26.93

$39.8 MX$753

-8.07%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.7 £54.2

$79 MX$1,493

-6.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 £62.4

$88.4 MX$1,671

-4.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,500 £1,104

$965 MX$18.3K

55.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$990 £728

$474 MX$8,968

108.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,681 £1,237

$1,653 MX$31.2K

1.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,330 £979

$1,202 MX$22.7K

10.64%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,931 £2,893

$3,081 MX$58.3K

27.59%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,532 £2,599

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-53.08%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,820 £2,075

$792 MX$15K

256.20%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

-47.46%

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

Last update for Newport: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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