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

😐 Solo nomad: Stirling is 16.7% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 68.3% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Stirling is 56.7% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Stirling
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.42 £12.09
$11.99 MX$227
36.95%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$82.8 £60.9
$42.47 MX$803
94.87%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.93 £7.31
$10.47 MX$198
-5.16%
Cappuccino
$3.97 £2.92
$3.6 MX$68.2
10.28%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.03 £1.49
$1.44 MX$27.16
40.97%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.54 £1.13
$0.89 MX$16.79
73.03%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.98 £4.4
$3.09 MX$58.5
93.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.78 £4.25
$4.58 MX$86.6
26.20%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Stirling
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.92 £0.68
$1.38 MX$26.04
-33.33%
White Bread (500g)
$1.68 £1.24
$1.85 MX$34.9
-9.19%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.84 £1.35
$1.57 MX$29.68
17.20%
Eggs
$3.78 £2.78
$2.55 MX$48.3
48.24%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.8 £6.47
$8.61 MX$163
2.21%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.94 £5.84
$8.54 MX$161
-7.03%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.5 £9.93
$10.98 MX$208
22.95%
Apples (1kg)
$2.69 £1.98
$2.72 MX$51.4
-1.10%
Banana (1kg)
$1.66 £1.22
$1.51 MX$28.57
9.93%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.89 £2.12
$1.88 MX$35.63
53.72%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.2 £3.09
$2.19 MX$41.42
91.78%
Potato (1kg)
$1.2 £0.89
$1.87 MX$35.3
-35.83%
Onion (1kg)
$1.34 £0.99
$2.19 MX$41.37
-38.81%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.13 £0.83
$1.07 MX$20.23
5.61%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.25 £0.92
$1.09 MX$20.64
14.68%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$18.26 £13.44
$3.96 MX$74.9
361.11%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.48 £6.98
$8.86 MX$167
7.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.18 £1.61
$1.72 MX$32.53
26.74%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.38 £1.75
$2.61 MX$49.37
-8.81%
🚌 Getting Around
Stirling
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.81 £2.8
$0.52 MX$9.74
632.69%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$79.2 £58.3
$26.59 MX$503
198.01%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.64 £3.41
$3.24 MX$61.2
43.21%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.41 £1.03
$2.38 MX$44.94
-40.76%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$15.7 £11.55
$3.11 MX$58.7
404.82%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.87 £1.37
$1.31 MX$24.85
42.75%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$39K £28.7K
$30.3K MX$573K
28.53%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.6K £30.6K
$24K MX$453.6K
73.26%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Stirling
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$375 £276
$84.2 MX$1,592
345.49%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.06 £11.82
$22.14 MX$419
-27.46%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$38.01 £27.97
$30.14 MX$570
26.11%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Stirling
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$29.07 £21.39
$52 MX$983
-44.07%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.72 MX$354
-
Cinema Ticket
$8.95 £6.58
$5.07 MX$95.9
76.53%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Stirling
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,890 £1,391
$200 MX$3,787
843.75%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K £11.1K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
183.98%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Stirling
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$83.8 £61.6
$35.74 MX$676
134.39%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.13 £28.79
$39.8 MX$753
-1.68%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$95.8 £70.5
$79 MX$1,493
21.25%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$79.5 £58.5
$88.4 MX$1,671
-10.03%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Stirling
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,030 £758
$965 MX$18.3K
6.69%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$866 £637
$474 MX$8,968
82.56%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,353 £1,731
$1,653 MX$31.2K
42.34%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,749 £1,287
$1,202 MX$22.7K
45.49%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Stirling
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,479 £2,560
$792 MX$15K
339.36%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.53
11.42
-51.58%

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Last update for Stirling: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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