Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

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Mexico

Playa del Carmen vs. Fujairah Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 12.8% more expensive than Fujairah.

Restaurants: pay 52.8% more in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 34.1% more in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 20.8% more in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 2.1% less in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 14.7% less in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% less in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 76.1% more in Playa del Carmen

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

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Playa del Carmen vs. Fujairah Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.8% more for restaurants

	Fujairah	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.49 AED27.50	$11.13 MX$205.76	+48.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.62 AED28.00	$11.94 MX$220.72	+56.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 AED4.10	$1.34 MX$24.83	+20.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 AED1.50	$0.82 MX$15.25	+102.0%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 34.1% more for groceries

	Fujairah	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 AED5.00	$2.30 MX$42.51	+68.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 AED23.37	$3.80 MX$70.30	-40.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 AED23.18	$5.64 MX$104.29	-10.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 AED8.65	$2.53 MX$46.87	+7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 AED15.65	$3.67 MX$67.89	-13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 AED2.95	$1.31 MX$24.17	+62.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 AED2.72	$0.66 MX$12.13	-11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 AED2.51	$1.20 MX$22.24	+75.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 AED1.59	$0.97 MX$17.89	+123.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AED1.36	$0.91 MX$16.82	+145.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 AED1.50	$0.89 MX$16.46	+117.6%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 20.8% more for transportation

	Fujairah	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.33 AED12.24	$5.72 MX$105.85	+71.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.84 AED149.98	$27.82 MX$514.40	-31.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,865.12 AED94,989.65	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-16.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.22 AED26.50	$32.66 MX$604.00	+352.7%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 2.1% less for housing

	Fujairah	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$78.28 AED287.47	$29.02 MX$536.69	-62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.91 AED2,166.43	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	+69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.92 AED1,949.79	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	-27.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.21 AED345.97	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	-30.5%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 14.7% less for childcare

	Fujairah	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.14 AED944.34	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	-18.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,499.17 AED16,523.20	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	-11.0%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Fujairah	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.85 AED32.50	$3.17 MX$58.59	-64.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.60 AED20.55	$3.84 MX$71.02	-31.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.45 AED20.00	$4.45 MX$82.30	-18.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.65 AED174.98	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	+34.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.89 AED40.00	$5.00 MX$92.42	-54.1%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 76.1% more for clothing

	Fujairah	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.78 AED79.99	$44.85 MX$829.44	+105.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.61 AED49.99	$42.62 MX$788.17	+213.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.87 AED274.97	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	+1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.26 AED224.98	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	+47.0%
Average			+76.1%

Fujairah vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of clothing

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