Cost of living comparison

Brazil

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Mexico

Playa del Carmen vs. Brasilia Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 18.5% more expensive than Brasilia.

Restaurants: pay 21.3% more in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 30.3% more in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 49.7% more in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 75.5% less in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.9% more in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 8.6% less in Playa del Carmen

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Playa del Carmen are more expensive than in Brasilia. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Playa del Carmen.

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Playa del Carmen vs. Brasilia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.3% more for restaurants

	Brasilia	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 R$45.35	$11.13 MX$205.76	+24.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.84	$11.94 MX$220.72	+41.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 R$7.56	$1.34 MX$24.83	-10.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 R$4.81	$0.82 MX$15.25	-13.1%
Average			+21.3%

Brasilia vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.3% more for groceries

	Brasilia	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.06 R$10.45	$2.30 MX$42.51	+11.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.88 R$29.77	$3.80 MX$70.30	-35.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06 R$20.57	$5.64 MX$104.29	+38.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 R$12.54	$2.53 MX$46.87	+2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.83 R$9.24	$3.67 MX$67.89	+101.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 R$5.59	$1.31 MX$24.17	+18.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 R$3.46	$0.66 MX$12.13	-4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 R$3.05	$1.20 MX$22.24	+99.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 R$3.82	$0.97 MX$17.89	+28.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 R$2.76	$0.91 MX$16.82	+66.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.44	$0.89 MX$16.46	+84.6%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Brasilia	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.94 R$25.02	$5.72 MX$105.85	+15.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.03 R$182.43	$27.82 MX$514.40	-22.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.24 R$41.73	$32.66 MX$604.00	+296.3%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 49.7% more for housing

	Brasilia	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.23 R$112.52	$29.02 MX$536.69	+30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.69 R$2,549.95	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	+98.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$275.14 R$1,392.90	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	+40.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.47 R$376.99	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	-12.0%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 75.5% less for childcare

	Brasilia	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$826.32 R$4,183.22	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	-74.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,972.69 R$85,924.26	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	-76.4%
Average			-75.5%

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pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Brasilia	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$3.17 MX$58.59	+32.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 R$13.45	$3.84 MX$71.02	+44.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.48 R$12.58	$4.45 MX$82.30	+79.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.99 R$172.07	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	+88.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$5.00 MX$92.42	-37.2%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 8.6% less for clothing

	Brasilia	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.09 R$283.94	$44.85 MX$829.44	-20.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.24 R$223.96	$42.62 MX$788.17	-3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.37 R$432.17	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	-10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.39 R$447.47	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	+1.9%
Average			-8.6%

Brasilia vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of clothing

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