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

😐 Solo nomad: Walsall is 32.5% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 81.4% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Walsall is 73.8% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Walsall
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.15 £14.83
$11.99 MX$227
68.06%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$87.5 £64.4
$42.47 MX$803
105.98%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$12.21 £8.99
$10.47 MX$198
16.62%
Cappuccino
$5.96 £4.39
$3.6 MX$68.2
65.56%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3 £2.21
$1.44 MX$27.16
108.33%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.85 £1.36
$0.89 MX$16.79
107.87%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.64 £4.15
$3.09 MX$58.5
82.52%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.18 £4.55
$4.58 MX$86.6
34.93%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Walsall
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.8 £1.33
$1.38 MX$26.04
30.43%
White Bread (500g)
$1.34 £0.99
$1.85 MX$34.9
-27.57%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.18 £1.6
$1.57 MX$29.68
38.85%
Eggs
$4.01 £2.95
$2.55 MX$48.3
57.25%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.54 £7.02
$8.61 MX$163
10.80%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.87 £6.52
$8.54 MX$161
3.86%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.82 £10.17
$10.98 MX$208
25.87%
Apples (1kg)
$1.93 £1.42
$2.72 MX$51.4
-29.04%
Banana (1kg)
$1.57 £1.15
$1.51 MX$28.57
3.97%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.78 £2.04
$1.88 MX$35.63
47.87%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.59 £2.64
$2.19 MX$41.42
63.93%
Potato (1kg)
$1.68 £1.24
$1.87 MX$35.3
-10.16%
Onion (1kg)
$1.38 £1.01
$2.19 MX$41.37
-36.99%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 £0.79
$1.07 MX$20.23
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.08 £0.79
$1.09 MX$20.64
-0.92%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$16.21 £11.93
$3.96 MX$74.9
309.34%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.67 £8.59
$8.86 MX$167
31.72%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.64 £1.21
$1.72 MX$32.53
-4.65%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.12 £2.29
$2.61 MX$49.37
19.54%
🚌 Getting Around
Walsall
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.16 £2.33
$0.52 MX$9.74
507.69%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$78.2 £57.5
$26.59 MX$503
193.95%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.51 £4.05
$3.24 MX$61.2
70.06%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.72 £1.26
$2.38 MX$44.94
-27.73%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$23.26 £17.11
$3.11 MX$58.7
647.91%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.12 £1.56
$1.31 MX$24.85
61.83%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.2K £28.1K
$30.3K MX$573K
26.05%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.2K £30.4K
$24K MX$453.6K
71.90%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Walsall
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$297 £219
$84.2 MX$1,592
252.50%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.9 £12.44
$22.14 MX$419
-23.67%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$37.32 £27.46
$30.14 MX$570
23.82%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Walsall
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$23.83 £17.53
$52 MX$983
-54.16%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.72 MX$354
-
Cinema Ticket
$15.16 £11.15
$5.07 MX$95.9
199.01%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Walsall
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,564 £1,151
$200 MX$3,787
680.78%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$18.6K £13.7K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
247.87%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Walsall
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)
$33.31 £24.51
$39.8 MX$753
-16.31%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$91.6 £67.4
$79 MX$1,493
15.97%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$98.8 £72.7
$88.4 MX$1,671
11.85%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Walsall
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,216 £895
$965 MX$18.3K
25.94%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,010 £743
$474 MX$8,968
112.86%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,022 £1,488
$1,653 MX$31.2K
22.35%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,668 £1,227
$1,202 MX$22.7K
38.75%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Walsall
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,242 £1,650
$792 MX$15K
183.18%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.63
11.42
-50.70%

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Last update for Walsall: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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