Cost of living comparison
Cancun is 35.4% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Cancun instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 32.5% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Cancun
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$9.93
MX$169.20
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$6.07
MX$103.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$1.14
MX$19.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.93
MX$15.89
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Cancun
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.71
MX$29.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$4.62
MX$78.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$4.78
MX$81.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$2.03
MX$34.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$2.98
MX$50.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.40
MX$23.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.60
MX$10.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.74
MX$12.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.66
MX$11.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.72
MX$12.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.77
MX$13.13
|
|
pay 34.4% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Cancun
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$4.85
MX$82.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.04
|
$28.78
MX$490.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,314.22
|
$13,102.87
MX$223,249.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$18.44
MX$314.22
|
|
pay 48.7% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Cancun
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.07
|
$25.63
MX$436.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.34
|
$625.26
MX$10,653.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.49
|
$341.64
MX$5,820.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.10
|
$67.71
MX$1,153.60
|
|
pay 74.3% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Cancun
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.58
|
$180.41
MX$3,073.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,192.83
|
$5,985.94
MX$101,989.77
|
|
pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Cancun
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$2.21
MX$37.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$2.72
MX$46.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$3.67
MX$62.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.30
|
$32.76
MX$558.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Cancun
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.78
|
$44.14
MX$752.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.29
|
$36.72
MX$625.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.38
|
$77.24
MX$1,316.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.43
|
$73.93
MX$1,259.60
|
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