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Playa del Carmen vs. Casablanca Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 40.0% more expensive than Casablanca.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 81.8% more in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 51.1% more in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 38.2% more in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 5.2% more in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% more in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 18.1% less in Playa del Carmen

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

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Playa del Carmen vs. Casablanca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Casablanca	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.52 MAD51.43	$11.90 MX$208.65	+115.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.28 MAD77.15	$10.83 MX$189.98	+30.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MAD7.20	$1.62 MX$28.48	+110.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 MAD4.73	$1.34 MX$23.54	+164.5%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 81.8% more for groceries

	Casablanca	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 MAD6.78	$1.98 MX$34.69	+171.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.16 MAD57.44	$4.33 MX$75.99	-29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 MAD34.56	$5.50 MX$96.44	+48.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 MAD17.91	$2.27 MX$39.77	+18.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 MAD31.64	$3.76 MX$65.94	+10.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 MAD7.42	$1.30 MX$22.73	+62.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 MAD6.51	$0.64 MX$11.28	-7.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 MAD3.79	$0.90 MX$15.73	+120.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MAD3.64	$0.94 MX$16.44	+139.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 MAD2.98	$0.85 MX$14.94	+166.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.18	$1.02 MX$17.95	+199.5%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 51.1% more for transportation

	Casablanca	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.66 MAD52.74	$5.02 MX$88.13	-11.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.39 MAD236.58	$27.08 MX$474.95	+6.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,528.87 MAD350K	$31,003.27 MX$544K	-17.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.95 MAD74.06	$25.93 MX$454.78	+226.2%
Average			+51.1%

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pay 38.2% more for housing

	Casablanca	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.39 MAD385.68	$30.51 MX$535.11	-26.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$607.08 MAD5,657.31	$1,072.23 MX$18,807.57	+76.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$345.60 MAD3,220.61	$484.68 MX$8,501.58	+40.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.67 MAD369.67	$64.40 MX$1,129.62	+62.3%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 5.2% more for childcare

	Casablanca	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$187.03 MAD1,742.91	$204.43 MX$3,585.86	+9.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,304.44 MAD49,431.13	$5,361.26 MX$94,039.78	+1.1%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Casablanca	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.59 MAD33.43	$3.12 MX$54.73	-13.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.39 MAD22.29	$3.46 MX$60.70	+44.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MAD41.14	$4.17 MX$73.14	-5.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.32 MAD282.55	$60.49 MX$1,061.10	+99.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.83 MAD82.29	$4.98 MX$87.43	-43.6%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 18.1% less for clothing

	Casablanca	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.90 MAD614.08	$43.98 MX$771.42	-33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.44 MAD470.07	$41.89 MX$734.72	-17.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.44 MAD991.87	$75.82 MX$1,329.86	-28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.00 MAD773.44	$88.61 MX$1,554.36	+6.8%
Average			-18.1%

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