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Playa del Carmen vs. Albufeira Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 29.5% cheaper than Albufeira.

Restaurants: pay 8.4% less in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 0.1% more in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 27.7% less in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 46.0% less in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 60.2% less in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% less in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 30.9% less in Playa del Carmen

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Playa del Carmen.

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Playa del Carmen vs. Albufeira Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Playa del Carmen instead of Albufeira, you would:

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pay 8.4% less for restaurants

	Albufeira	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.44 €11.96	$11.13 MX$205.76	-17.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.07 €8.96	$11.94 MX$220.72	+18.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 €1.35	$1.34 MX$24.83	-11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 €1.21	$0.82 MX$15.25	-39.5%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 0.1% more for groceries

	Albufeira	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 €1.10	$2.30 MX$42.51	+86.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.74 €6.88	$3.80 MX$70.30	-50.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 €3.55	$5.64 MX$104.29	+41.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 €2.74	$2.53 MX$46.87	-17.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 €3.21	$3.67 MX$67.89	+1.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.02	$1.31 MX$24.17	+13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 €0.52	$0.66 MX$12.13	+12.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$1.20 MX$22.24	+39.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.28	$0.97 MX$17.89	-32.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.71	$0.91 MX$16.82	+14.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.16	$0.89 MX$16.46	-32.0%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 27.7% less for transportation

	Albufeira	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.88 €7.02	$5.72 MX$105.85	-27.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.87 €49.73	$27.82 MX$514.40	-50.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-36.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.60 €11.21	$32.66 MX$604.00	+159.3%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 46.0% less for housing

	Albufeira	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.09 €31.23	$29.02 MX$536.69	-17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,301.69 €1,158.55	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	-23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,231.71 €1,096.27	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	-68.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.04 €74.80	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	-22.1%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 60.2% less for childcare

	Albufeira	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$475.89 €423.56	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	-55.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,182.80 €9,953.09	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	-64.2%
Average			-60.2%

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pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Albufeira	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$3.17 MX$58.59	-5.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 €2.24	$3.84 MX$71.02	+52.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 €5.58	$4.45 MX$82.30	-29.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.91 €47.09	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	+21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.68 €7.72	$5.00 MX$92.42	-42.4%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 30.9% less for clothing

	Albufeira	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.49 €95.67	$44.85 MX$829.44	-58.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.16 €40.20	$42.62 MX$788.17	-5.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.11 €73.08	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	-7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$143.70 €127.90	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	-37.3%
Average			-30.9%

Albufeira vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of clothing

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