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Playa del Carmen vs. Munich Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 41.4% cheaper than Munich.

Restaurants: pay 48.5% less in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 20.0% less in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 27.5% less in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 54.6% less in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 71.2% less in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.0% less in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 31.2% less in Playa del Carmen

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

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Playa del Carmen vs. Munich Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.5% less for restaurants

	Munich	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.19 €19.40	$11.90 MX$208.65	-46.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.25	$10.83 MX$189.98	-22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.06 €3.55	$1.62 MX$28.48	-60.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.81 €3.33	$1.34 MX$23.54	-64.7%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 20.0% less for groceries

	Munich	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.41 €2.10	$1.98 MX$34.69	-17.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.44 €7.38	$4.33 MX$75.99	-48.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.21 €4.56	$5.50 MX$96.44	+5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 €3.51	$2.27 MX$39.77	-43.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.95 €4.33	$3.76 MX$65.94	-24.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 €1.32	$1.30 MX$22.73	-14.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.90	$0.64 MX$11.28	-37.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 €1.07	$0.90 MX$15.73	-26.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 €1.57	$0.94 MX$16.44	-48.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.77	$0.85 MX$14.94	-3.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.65	$1.02 MX$17.95	+38.6%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 27.5% less for transportation

	Munich	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.57 €6.62	$5.02 MX$88.13	-33.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.74 €59.23	$27.08 MX$474.95	-60.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,886.12 €27,879.79	$31,003.27 MX$544K	-2.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.02 €26.25	$25.93 MX$454.78	-13.6%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 54.6% less for housing

	Munich	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.35 €40.53	$30.51 MX$535.11	-34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,796.13 €1,570.45	$1,072.23 MX$18,807.57	-40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,392.58 €1,217.61	$484.68 MX$8,501.58	-65.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$301.72 €263.81	$64.40 MX$1,129.62	-78.7%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 71.2% less for childcare

	Munich	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$925.23 €808.98	$204.43 MX$3,585.86	-77.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,094.02 €13,197.53	$5,361.26 MX$94,039.78	-64.5%
Average			-71.2%

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pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Munich	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.11	$3.12 MX$54.73	-46.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.54 €3.97	$3.46 MX$60.70	-23.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.88	$4.17 MX$73.14	-59.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.11 €46.44	$60.49 MX$1,061.10	+13.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €14.30	$4.98 MX$87.43	-69.5%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 31.2% less for clothing

	Munich	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.78 €89.87	$43.98 MX$771.42	-57.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.64 €39.03	$41.89 MX$734.72	-6.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.99 €89.17	$75.82 MX$1,329.86	-25.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.40 €120.13	$88.61 MX$1,554.36	-35.5%
Average			-31.2%

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