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

😐 Solo nomad: Wallingford is 24.2% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 82% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Wallingford is 62.6% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Wallingford
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.43 £15.03
$11.99 MX$227
70.39%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$88.4 £65
$42.47 MX$803
108.05%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.26 £7.55
$10.47 MX$198
-2.01%
Cappuccino
$4.8 £3.53
$3.6 MX$68.2
33.33%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.99 £1.46
$1.44 MX$27.16
38.19%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.72 £1.27
$0.89 MX$16.79
93.26%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$7.46 £5.49
$3.09 MX$58.5
141.42%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.82 £5.02
$4.58 MX$86.6
48.91%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Wallingford
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.45 £1.07
$1.38 MX$26.04
5.07%
White Bread (500g)
$1.45 £1.06
$1.85 MX$34.9
-21.62%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.18 £1.6
$1.57 MX$29.68
38.85%
Eggs
$3.7 £2.73
$2.55 MX$48.3
45.10%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.04 £7.39
$8.61 MX$163
16.61%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.36 £6.15
$8.54 MX$161
-2.11%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.12 £9.66
$10.98 MX$208
19.49%
Apples (1kg)
$3.12 £2.3
$2.72 MX$51.4
14.71%
Banana (1kg)
$1.53 £1.13
$1.51 MX$28.57
1.32%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.79 £2.06
$1.88 MX$35.63
48.40%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.95 £2.17
$2.19 MX$41.42
34.70%
Potato (1kg)
$1.42 £1.05
$1.87 MX$35.3
-24.06%
Onion (1kg)
$1.6 £1.17
$2.19 MX$41.37
-26.94%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.26 £0.92
$1.07 MX$20.23
17.76%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.56 £1.15
$1.09 MX$20.64
43.12%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$20.02 £14.73
$3.96 MX$74.9
405.56%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.25 £8.28
$8.86 MX$167
26.98%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.76 £2.03
$1.72 MX$32.53
60.47%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.42 £2.52
$2.61 MX$49.37
31.03%
🚌 Getting Around
Wallingford
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.41 £2.51
$0.52 MX$9.74
555.77%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$89.6 £65.9
$26.59 MX$503
236.97%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$6.01 £4.42
$3.24 MX$61.2
85.49%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.68 £1.23
$2.38 MX$44.94
-29.41%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$14.93 £10.99
$3.11 MX$58.7
380.06%
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)
$38.1K £28.1K
$30.3K MX$573K
25.85%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.4K £30.5K
$24K MX$453.6K
72.68%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Wallingford
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$267 £197
$84.2 MX$1,592
216.99%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$14.51 £10.68
$22.14 MX$419
-34.46%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.91 £27.16
$30.14 MX$570
22.46%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Wallingford
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.52 £33.5
$52 MX$983
-12.43%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$15.4 £11.33
$18.72 MX$354
-17.74%
Cinema Ticket
$13.62 £10.02
$5.07 MX$95.9
168.64%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Wallingford
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,880 £1,383
$200 MX$3,787
838.57%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$22.6K £16.6K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
322.89%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Wallingford
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$82.5 £60.7
$35.74 MX$676
130.78%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$47.87 £35.23
$39.8 MX$753
20.28%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$88.1 £64.8
$79 MX$1,493
11.56%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$100 £73.9
$88.4 MX$1,671
13.70%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Wallingford
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,224 £901
$965 MX$18.3K
26.77%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,022 £752
$474 MX$8,968
115.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 £1,482
$1,653 MX$31.2K
21.85%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,680 £1,236
$1,202 MX$22.7K
39.78%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Wallingford
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,574 £1,894
$792 MX$15K
225.14%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.45
11.42
-52.28%

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Last update for Wallingford: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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