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

😐 Solo nomad: Taunton is 24.8% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 64.4% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Taunton is 75.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Taunton
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$15.85 £11.67
$11.99 MX$227
32.19%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$85.7 £63.1
$42.47 MX$803
101.84%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.92 £6.56
$10.47 MX$198
-14.80%
Cappuccino
$3.82 £2.81
$3.6 MX$68.2
6.11%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.83 £1.35
$1.44 MX$27.16
27.08%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.36 £1
$0.89 MX$16.79
52.81%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.58 £3.37
$3.09 MX$58.5
48.22%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.49 £4.04
$4.58 MX$86.6
19.87%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Taunton
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.61 £1.19
$1.38 MX$26.04
16.67%
White Bread (500g)
$1.69 £1.24
$1.85 MX$34.9
-8.65%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.73 £2.01
$1.57 MX$29.68
73.89%
Eggs
$5.03 £3.7
$2.55 MX$48.3
97.25%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.17 £7.48
$8.61 MX$163
18.12%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.22 £6.79
$8.54 MX$161
7.96%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.58 £10.73
$10.98 MX$208
32.79%
Apples (1kg)
$1.93 £1.42
$2.72 MX$51.4
-29.04%
Banana (1kg)
$1.11 £0.82
$1.51 MX$28.57
-26.49%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.57 £2.63
$1.88 MX$35.63
89.89%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.33 £2.45
$2.19 MX$41.42
52.05%
Potato (1kg)
$1.22 £0.89
$1.87 MX$35.3
-34.76%
Onion (1kg)
$1.35 £0.99
$2.19 MX$41.37
-38.36%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.51 £1.11
$1.07 MX$20.23
41.12%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.58 £1.16
$1.09 MX$20.64
44.95%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$23.74 £17.47
$3.96 MX$74.9
499.49%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.5 £4.78
$8.86 MX$167
-26.64%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.23 £1.64
$1.72 MX$32.53
29.65%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.12 £3.03
$2.61 MX$49.37
57.85%
🚌 Getting Around
Taunton
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.32 £2.44
$0.52 MX$9.74
538.46%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$87 £64
$26.59 MX$503
227.15%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.06 £2.25
$3.24 MX$61.2
-5.56%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.71 £1.26
$2.38 MX$44.94
-28.15%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$22.89 £16.84
$3.11 MX$58.7
636.01%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.89 £1.39
$1.31 MX$24.85
44.27%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.7K £28.5K
$30.3K MX$573K
27.59%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$38.2K £28.1K
$24K MX$453.6K
59.14%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Taunton
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$352 £259
$84.2 MX$1,592
318.16%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$15.1 £11.11
$22.14 MX$419
-31.80%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$42.63 £31.37
$30.14 MX$570
41.44%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Taunton
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.4 £44.41
$52 MX$983
16.10%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.72 MX$354
-
Cinema Ticket
$13.09 £9.63
$5.07 MX$95.9
158.19%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Taunton
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,770 £2,038
$200 MX$3,787
1282.79%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,276 £6,090
$5,333 MX$100.8K
55.19%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Taunton
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$54.1 £39.83
$35.74 MX$676
51.43%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$53 £39
$39.8 MX$753
33.17%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$95.9 £70.6
$79 MX$1,493
21.46%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$81.7 £60.2
$88.4 MX$1,671
-7.51%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Taunton
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,077 £793
$965 MX$18.3K
11.55%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$822 £605
$474 MX$8,968
73.36%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 £1,482
$1,653 MX$31.2K
21.87%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,846 £1,359
$1,202 MX$22.7K
53.61%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Taunton
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,345 £2,461
$792 MX$15K
322.41%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.9
11.42
-48.34%

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Last update for Taunton: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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