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

😐 Solo nomad: Windsor is 18.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 94.5% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Windsor is 87.2% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 55.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Windsor
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$33.88 £24.93
$11.99 MX$227
182.57%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$81.1 £59.7
$42.47 MX$803
91.05%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.93 £7.31
$10.47 MX$198
-5.16%
Cappuccino
$5.03 £3.7
$3.6 MX$68.2
39.72%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.02 £2.22
$1.44 MX$27.16
109.72%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.7 £1.99
$0.89 MX$16.79
203.37%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.7 £4.2
$3.09 MX$58.5
84.47%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.96 £5.12
$4.58 MX$86.6
51.97%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Windsor
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 £1.2
$1.38 MX$26.04
18.12%
White Bread (500g)
$1.66 £1.22
$1.85 MX$34.9
-10.27%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.26 £1.66
$1.57 MX$29.68
43.95%
Eggs
$3.81 £2.8
$2.55 MX$48.3
49.41%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.96 £7.33
$8.61 MX$163
15.68%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.92 £6.56
$8.54 MX$161
4.45%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.92 £10.24
$10.98 MX$208
26.78%
Apples (1kg)
$3.05 £2.24
$2.72 MX$51.4
12.13%
Banana (1kg)
$1.65 £1.21
$1.51 MX$28.57
9.27%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.9 £2.14
$1.88 MX$35.63
54.26%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.56 £2.62
$2.19 MX$41.42
62.56%
Potato (1kg)
$1.7 £1.25
$1.87 MX$35.3
-9.09%
Onion (1kg)
$1.55 £1.14
$2.19 MX$41.37
-29.22%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.08 £0.79
$1.07 MX$20.23
0.93%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.45 £1.07
$1.09 MX$20.64
33.03%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$19.29 £14.19
$3.96 MX$74.9
387.12%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.83 £5.03
$8.86 MX$167
-22.91%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.7 £1.99
$1.72 MX$32.53
56.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.19 £2.34
$2.61 MX$49.37
22.22%
🚌 Getting Around
Windsor
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.3 £2.43
$0.52 MX$9.74
534.62%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$89.2 £65.6
$26.59 MX$503
235.31%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.48 £4.03
$3.24 MX$61.2
69.14%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.58 £1.16
$2.38 MX$44.94
-33.61%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$23.3 £17.15
$3.11 MX$58.7
649.20%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.06 £1.52
$1.31 MX$24.85
57.25%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.1K £28K
$30.3K MX$573K
25.60%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.1K £30.2K
$24K MX$453.6K
71.22%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Windsor
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$292 £215
$84.2 MX$1,592
246.05%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.03 £12.53
$22.14 MX$419
-23.08%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$43.86 £32.27
$30.14 MX$570
45.52%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Windsor
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.4 £34.14
$52 MX$983
-10.73%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$33.6 £24.73
$18.72 MX$354
79.49%
Cinema Ticket
$13.53 £9.96
$5.07 MX$95.9
166.86%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Windsor
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,561 £1,148
$200 MX$3,787
679.09%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$18K £13.3K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
238.38%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Windsor
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$82.5 £60.7
$35.74 MX$676
130.83%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44 £32.38
$39.8 MX$753
10.55%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.7 £68.2
$79 MX$1,493
17.32%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$99.5 £73.2
$88.4 MX$1,671
12.56%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Windsor
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,215 £894
$965 MX$18.3K
25.83%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$992 £730
$474 MX$8,968
109.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,053 £1,511
$1,653 MX$31.2K
24.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,683 £1,239
$1,202 MX$22.7K
40.04%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$10.2K £7,532
$3,081 MX$58.3K
232.15%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,656 £4,898
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-11.60%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Windsor
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,347 £2,463
$792 MX$15K
322.78%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.4
11.42
-52.71%

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Last update for Windsor: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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