Cost of living comparison

Italy

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Mexico

Playa del Carmen vs. Aosta Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 30.0% cheaper than Aosta.

Restaurants: pay 26.8% less in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 19.3% less in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 17.3% less in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 31.4% less in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 76.1% less in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% less in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 35.3% less in Playa del Carmen

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

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Playa del Carmen vs. Aosta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.8% less for restaurants

	Aosta	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.16 €17.94	$11.13 MX$205.76	-44.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €7.97	$11.94 MX$220.72	+33.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.36 €2.99	$1.34 MX$24.83	-60.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 €1.25	$0.82 MX$15.25	-41.1%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 19.3% less for groceries

	Aosta	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.34 €2.08	$2.30 MX$42.51	-1.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.68 €7.72	$3.80 MX$70.30	-56.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 €6.32	$5.64 MX$104.29	-20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.32 €3.85	$2.53 MX$46.87	-41.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.09 €5.42	$3.67 MX$67.89	-39.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.74	$1.31 MX$24.17	+56.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$0.66 MX$12.13	-13.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.02	$1.20 MX$22.24	+5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.46	$0.97 MX$17.89	-41.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 €1.05	$0.91 MX$16.82	-23.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.65	$0.89 MX$16.46	+22.3%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 17.3% less for transportation

	Aosta	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.77 €6.92	$5.72 MX$105.85	-26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.39 €19.93	$27.82 MX$514.40	+24.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,317.50 €32,323.89	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-40.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.87 €23.92	$32.66 MX$604.00	+21.5%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 31.4% less for housing

	Aosta	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.23 €26.91	$29.02 MX$536.69	-4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$951.78 €847.11	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	+4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$727.83 €647.79	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	-46.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.40 €148.99	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	-60.9%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 76.1% less for childcare

	Aosta	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$783.81 €697.62	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	-73.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,755.57 €16,693.13	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	-78.6%
Average			-76.1%

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pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Aosta	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$3.17 MX$58.59	-43.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 €1.59	$3.84 MX$71.02	+114.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$4.45 MX$82.30	-33.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.38 €69.76	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	-18.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$5.00 MX$92.42	-55.4%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 35.3% less for clothing

	Aosta	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.97 €99.66	$44.85 MX$829.44	-59.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.17 €34.86	$42.62 MX$788.17	+8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$126.90 €112.95	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	-40.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.37 €119.59	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	-33.0%
Average			-35.3%

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