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Playa del Carmen vs. Beersheba Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 41.4% cheaper than Beersheba.

Restaurants: pay 50.7% less in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 32.1% less in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 42.7% less in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 23.5% less in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 87.1% less in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.5% less in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 52.2% less in Playa del Carmen

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

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Playa del Carmen vs. Beersheba Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.7% less for restaurants

	Beersheba	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.79 ₪70.51	$11.13 MX$205.76	-51.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$19.53 ₪60.44	$11.94 MX$220.72	-38.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.35 ₪10.38	$1.34 MX$24.83	-60.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.73 ₪8.46	$0.82 MX$15.25	-69.8%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 32.1% less for groceries

	Beersheba	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.61 ₪8.08	$2.30 MX$42.51	-12.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.99 ₪34.00	$3.80 MX$70.30	-65.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.10 ₪28.17	$5.64 MX$104.29	-38.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.64 ₪14.36	$2.53 MX$46.87	-45.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.83 ₪18.04	$3.67 MX$67.89	-37.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.84 ₪5.69	$1.31 MX$24.17	-28.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.52 ₪4.71	$0.66 MX$12.13	-56.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 ₪3.64	$1.20 MX$22.24	+2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 ₪5.01	$0.97 MX$17.89	-40.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 ₪2.74	$0.91 MX$16.82	+2.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 ₪2.42	$0.89 MX$16.46	+13.7%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 42.7% less for transportation

	Beersheba	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.76 ₪30.20	$5.72 MX$105.85	-41.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.32 ₪130.96	$27.82 MX$514.40	-34.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$57,582.76 ₪178K	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-62.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.41 ₪75.55	$32.66 MX$604.00	+33.8%
Average			-42.7%

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pay 23.5% less for housing

	Beersheba	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.80 ₪129.34	$29.02 MX$536.69	-30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.23 ₪2,102.02	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	+47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$619.55 ₪1,917.34	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	-37.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$274.87 ₪850.63	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	-76.2%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 87.1% less for childcare

	Beersheba	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,627.55 ₪5,036.78	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	-87.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10
Average			-87.1%

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pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Beersheba	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.55 ₪26.45	$3.17 MX$58.59	-62.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.67 ₪14.45	$3.84 MX$71.02	-17.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.49 ₪44.83	$4.45 MX$82.30	-69.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.08 ₪226.15	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	-12.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.28 ₪50.37	$5.00 MX$92.42	-69.3%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 52.2% less for clothing

	Beersheba	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$105.71 ₪327.14	$44.85 MX$829.44	-57.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$76.93 ₪238.07	$42.62 MX$788.17	-44.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.26 ₪427.87	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	-45.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$222.43 ₪688.36	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	-59.5%
Average			-52.2%

Beersheba vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of clothing

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