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

🙂 Solo nomad: Oswestry is 2.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 68.8% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Oswestry is 30.2% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 12.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Oswestry
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$14.63 £10.76
$11.99 MX$227
22.02%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$67.1 £49.36
$42.47 MX$803
57.92%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.31 £6.85
$10.47 MX$198
-11.08%
Cappuccino
$3.49 £2.57
$3.6 MX$68.2
-3.06%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.97 £1.45
$1.44 MX$27.16
36.81%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.39 £1.03
$0.89 MX$16.79
56.18%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.98 £2.93
$3.09 MX$58.5
28.80%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.48 £3.3
$4.58 MX$86.6
-2.18%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Oswestry
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.48 £1.09
$1.38 MX$26.04
7.25%
White Bread (500g)
$1.62 £1.19
$1.85 MX$34.9
-12.43%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.65 £1.95
$1.57 MX$29.68
68.79%
Eggs
$4.52 £3.33
$2.55 MX$48.3
77.25%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.69 £7.87
$8.61 MX$163
24.16%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.09 £5.22
$8.54 MX$161
-16.98%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.58 £11.47
$10.98 MX$208
41.89%
Apples (1kg)
$2.23 £1.64
$2.72 MX$51.4
-18.01%
Banana (1kg)
$1.73 £1.27
$1.51 MX$28.57
14.57%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.9 £2.13
$1.88 MX$35.63
54.26%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.45 £2.54
$2.19 MX$41.42
57.53%
Potato (1kg)
$1.55 £1.14
$1.87 MX$35.3
-17.11%
Onion (1kg)
$1.9 £1.4
$2.19 MX$41.37
-13.24%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 £0.75
$1.07 MX$20.23
-4.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.24 £0.91
$1.09 MX$20.64
13.76%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$17.12 £12.6
$3.96 MX$74.9
332.32%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.74 £7.17
$8.86 MX$167
9.93%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.59 £1.91
$1.72 MX$32.53
50.58%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.92 £1.41
$2.61 MX$49.37
-26.44%
🚌 Getting Around
Oswestry
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.07 £2.26
$0.52 MX$9.74
490.38%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$89.4 £65.8
$26.59 MX$503
236.33%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.17 £3.07
$3.24 MX$61.2
28.70%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.4 £1.03
$2.38 MX$44.94
-41.18%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$24.31 £17.89
$3.11 MX$58.7
681.67%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.92 £1.41
$1.31 MX$24.85
46.56%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.8K £24.9K
$30.3K MX$573K
11.45%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$42.4K £31.2K
$24K MX$453.6K
76.84%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Oswestry
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$257 £189
$84.2 MX$1,592
204.95%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.71 £12.3
$22.14 MX$419
-24.53%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$42.76 £31.47
$30.14 MX$570
41.87%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Oswestry
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.61 £33.57
$52 MX$983
-12.25%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.72 MX$354
-
Cinema Ticket
$11.77 £8.66
$5.07 MX$95.9
132.15%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Oswestry
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,373 £1,010
$200 MX$3,787
585.48%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$13.8K £10.2K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
159.22%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Oswestry
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$62.1 £45.7
$35.74 MX$676
73.73%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.27 £26.69
$39.8 MX$753
-8.87%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$58.1 £42.78
$79 MX$1,493
-26.38%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$82.5 £60.7
$88.4 MX$1,671
-6.70%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Oswestry
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,236 £910
$965 MX$18.3K
28.07%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,003 £738
$474 MX$8,968
111.40%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,010 £743
$1,653 MX$31.2K
-38.87%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$985 £725
$1,202 MX$22.7K
-18.07%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,161 £2,326
$3,081 MX$58.3K
2.58%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,252 £2,393
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-56.80%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Oswestry
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,160 £1,589
$792 MX$15K
172.75%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.79
11.42
-49.30%

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Last update for Oswestry: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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