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Playa del Carmen vs. Ben Arous Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 2.2 times more expensive than Ben Arous.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 57.0% more in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.1% more in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 5.6% more in Playa del Carmen

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

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Playa del Carmen vs. Ben Arous Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Ben Arous	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.36 TND16.010	$11.13 MX$205.76	+107.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 TND14.960	$11.94 MX$220.72	+138.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 TND1.880	$1.34 MX$24.83	+113.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 TND0.780	$0.82 MX$15.25	+214.7%
Average			+127.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Ben Arous	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.10 TND0.290	$2.30 MX$42.51	+2273.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.23 TND15.630	$3.80 MX$70.30	-27.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.89 TND5.650	$5.64 MX$104.29	+198.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.46 TND4.350	$2.53 MX$46.87	+73.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TND8.070	$3.67 MX$67.89	+35.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 TND2.210	$1.31 MX$24.17	+77.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.05 TND6.120	$0.66 MX$12.13	-68.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 TND1.320	$1.20 MX$22.24	+171.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TND1.070	$0.97 MX$17.89	+170.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 TND1.160	$0.91 MX$16.82	+134.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TND0.860	$0.89 MX$16.46	+208.0%
Average			+110.8%

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pay 57.0% more for transportation

	Ben Arous	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TND9.530	$5.72 MX$105.85	+79.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.35 TND39.900	$27.82 MX$514.40	+108.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,390.28 TND118K	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-45.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.84 TND8.480	$32.66 MX$604.00	+1050.9%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Ben Arous	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.53 TND61.350	$29.02 MX$536.69	+41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$211.45 TND631.750	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	+372.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.81 TND465.500	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	+147.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.66 TND124.460	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	+57.2%
Average			+191.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Ben Arous	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$61.21 TND182.880	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	+243.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,936.46 TND5,785.520	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	+106.8%
Average			+166.4%

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pay 76.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ben Arous	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 TND4.990	$3.17 MX$58.59	+89.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.14 TND3.400	$3.84 MX$71.02	+237.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 TND10.470	$4.45 MX$82.30	+27.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.27 TND96.430	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	+98.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.01 TND14.960	$5.00 MX$92.42	-0.2%
Average			+76.1%

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pay 5.6% more for clothing

	Ben Arous	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.40 TND129.680	$44.85 MX$829.44	+3.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.82 TND178.720	$42.62 MX$788.17	-28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.81 TND259.350	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	-12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 TND139.650	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	+92.7%
Average			+5.6%

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