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Playa del Carmen vs. Bangalore Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 2.4 times more expensive than Bangalore.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 91.4% more in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 60.0% more in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.3% more in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 59.5% more in Playa del Carmen

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Playa del Carmen are more expensive than in Bangalore. Notably, restaurants, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Playa del Carmen.

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Playa del Carmen vs. Bangalore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangalore	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 ₹294.44	$11.13 MX$205.76	+258.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.65 ₹441.66	$11.94 MX$220.72	+156.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 ₹37.99	$1.34 MX$24.83	+235.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 ₹13.30	$0.82 MX$15.25	+489.1%
Average			+233.1%

Bangalore vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Bangalore	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 ₹52.48	$2.30 MX$42.51	+316.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.03 ₹288.17	$3.80 MX$70.30	+25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.32 ₹220.73	$5.64 MX$104.29	+142.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.09 ₹103.17	$2.53 MX$46.87	+133.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 ₹161.67	$3.67 MX$67.89	+115.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 ₹120.28	$1.31 MX$24.17	+3.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 ₹31.18	$0.66 MX$12.13	+99.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 ₹51.69	$1.20 MX$22.24	+121.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 ₹16.88	$0.97 MX$17.89	+444.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 ₹15.51	$0.91 MX$16.82	+456.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹15.97	$0.89 MX$16.46	+429.3%
Average			+165.6%

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pay 91.4% more for transportation

	Bangalore	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 ₹398.27	$5.72 MX$105.85	+36.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.50 ₹1,472.19	$27.82 MX$514.40	+79.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,402.51 ₹1M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	+73.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 ₹314.07	$32.66 MX$604.00	+887.5%
Average			+91.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Bangalore	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.22 ₹970.54	$29.02 MX$536.69	+184.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$307.17 ₹29,168.92	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	+225.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$172.34 ₹16,365.84	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	+124.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 ₹2,201.99	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	+182.5%
Average			+172.5%

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pay 60.0% more for childcare

	Bangalore	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$102.13 ₹9,698.71	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	+105.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,219.18 ₹306K	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	+24.4%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 64.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangalore	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.27 ₹215.92	$3.17 MX$58.59	+39.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ₹213.74	$3.84 MX$71.02	+70.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.65 ₹441.66	$4.45 MX$82.30	-4.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.57 ₹1,763.13	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	+245.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 ₹441.66	$5.00 MX$92.42	+7.5%
Average			+64.3%

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pay 59.5% more for clothing

	Bangalore	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.56 ₹3,091.50	$44.85 MX$829.44	+37.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.08 ₹2,856.56	$42.62 MX$788.17	+41.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.38 ₹4,973.99	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	+45.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.38 ₹3,739.82	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	+128.7%
Average			+59.5%

Bangalore vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of clothing

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