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Playa del Carmen vs. Jelgava Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 25.7% more expensive than Jelgava.

Restaurants: pay 36.4% more in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 27.0% more in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 1.6% more in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 69.4% more in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 48.8% less in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.2% less in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 17.4% more in Playa del Carmen

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

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Playa del Carmen vs. Jelgava Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.4% more for restaurants

	Jelgava	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.84 €6.98	$11.13 MX$205.76	+42.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.61 €5.88	$11.94 MX$220.72	+80.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.34 MX$24.83	-16.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$0.82 MX$15.25	-30.0%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 27.0% more for groceries

	Jelgava	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.90 €0.80	$2.30 MX$42.51	+156.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.65	$3.80 MX$70.30	-27.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.92	$5.64 MX$104.29	+27.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.10 €2.76	$2.53 MX$46.87	-18.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.50 €2.22	$3.67 MX$67.89	+47.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$1.31 MX$24.17	+71.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.73	$0.66 MX$12.13	-20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$1.20 MX$22.24	+6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.24	$0.97 MX$17.89	-30.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.36	$0.91 MX$16.82	+126.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.89 MX$16.46	+111.7%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 1.6% more for transportation

	Jelgava	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 €6.33	$5.72 MX$105.85	-19.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.99 €24.92	$27.82 MX$514.40	-0.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,394.71 €19,932.10	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.42 €10.17	$32.66 MX$604.00	+186.0%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 69.4% more for housing

	Jelgava	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.93 €13.28	$29.02 MX$536.69	+94.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$324.72 €289.02	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	+207.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.54 €229.22	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	+50.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$143.28 €127.53	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	-54.3%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 48.8% less for childcare

	Jelgava	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$223.95 €199.32	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	-6.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,332.62 €12,756.54	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	-72.1%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Jelgava	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$3.17 MX$58.59	-29.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 €2.92	$3.84 MX$71.02	+16.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$4.45 MX$82.30	-33.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.19 €41.11	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	+38.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.75 €9.57	$5.00 MX$92.42	-53.5%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 17.4% more for clothing

	Jelgava	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.39 €44.85	$44.85 MX$829.44	-11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.83 €19.43	$42.62 MX$788.17	+95.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.99 €49.83	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	+35.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.97 €99.66	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	-19.6%
Average			+17.4%

Jelgava vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of clothing

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