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Playa del Carmen vs. Evansville Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 26.3% cheaper than Evansville.

Restaurants: pay 25.6% less in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 11.2% less in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 20.4% more in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 48.4% less in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 84.2% less in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% less in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 12.8% less in Playa del Carmen

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

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Playa del Carmen vs. Evansville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.6% less for restaurants

	Evansville	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.50	$11.90 MX$208.65	-39.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$10.83 MX$189.98	-1.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.44	$1.62 MX$28.48	-33.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.88	$1.34 MX$23.54	-28.4%
Average			-25.6%

Evansville vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.2% less for groceries

	Evansville	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42	$1.98 MX$34.69	-18.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41	$4.33 MX$75.99	-1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.06	$5.50 MX$96.44	+79.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67	$2.27 MX$39.77	-38.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00	$3.76 MX$65.94	+25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22	$1.30 MX$22.73	-41.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64	$0.64 MX$11.28	+0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.79	$0.90 MX$15.73	-67.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51	$0.94 MX$16.44	-38.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96	$0.85 MX$14.94	-11.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16	$1.02 MX$17.95	-11.9%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 20.4% more for transportation

	Evansville	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.07	$5.02 MX$88.13	+63.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50	$27.08 MX$474.95	-36.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,036.53	$31,003.27 MX$544K	-14.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.42	$25.93 MX$454.78	+68.1%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 48.4% less for housing

	Evansville	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.44	$30.51 MX$535.11	-59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,137.50	$1,072.23 MX$18,807.57	-5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,370.00	$484.68 MX$8,501.58	-64.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$179.81	$64.40 MX$1,129.62	-64.2%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 84.2% less for childcare

	Evansville	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,689.44	$204.43 MX$3,585.86	-87.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,350.00	$5,361.26 MX$94,039.78	-80.4%
Average			-84.2%

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pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Evansville	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$3.12 MX$54.73	-48.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.09	$3.46 MX$60.70	-32.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	$4.17 MX$73.14	-40.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.33	$60.49 MX$1,061.10	+66.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$4.98 MX$87.43	-58.5%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

	Evansville	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.83	$43.98 MX$771.42	-13.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.80	$41.89 MX$734.72	-2.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.00	$75.82 MX$1,329.86	+1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$140.00	$88.61 MX$1,554.36	-36.7%
Average			-12.8%

Evansville vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of clothing

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