Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

France

Aix-en-provence vs. Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Summary

Aix-en-provence is 62.5% more expensive than Playa del Carmen.

Restaurants: pay 66.7% more in Aix-en-provence
Groceries: pay 43.4% more in Aix-en-provence
Transportation: pay 30.6% more in Aix-en-provence
Housing: pay 64.2% more in Aix-en-provence
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Aix-en-provence
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.9% more in Aix-en-provence
Clothing: pay 79.0% more in Aix-en-provence

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Aix-en-provence are more expensive than in Playa del Carmen. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Aix-en-provence.

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Aix-en-provence vs. Playa del Carmen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aix-en-provence instead of Playa del Carmen, you would:

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pay 66.7% more for restaurants

	Playa del Carmen	Aix-en-provence
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$20.16 €17.94	+81.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.94 MX$220.72	$13.44 €11.96	+12.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MX$24.83	$3.67 €3.27	+173.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MX$15.25	$2.28 €2.03	+176.9%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 43.4% more for groceries

	Playa del Carmen	Aix-en-provence
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 MX$42.51	$2.22 €1.98	-3.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 MX$70.30	$10.64 €9.47	+179.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.64 MX$104.29	$4.66 €4.15	-17.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MX$46.87	$4.79 €4.26	+88.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.67 MX$67.89	$7.62 €6.78	+107.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 MX$24.17	$1.26 €1.13	-3.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 MX$12.13	$1.12 €0.99	+70.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 MX$22.24	$1.26 €1.13	+5.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.89	$1.83 €1.63	+89.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.82	$1.27 €1.13	+39.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 MX$16.46	$1.17 €1.05	+32.0%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 30.6% more for transportation

	Playa del Carmen	Aix-en-provence
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.72 MX$105.85	$8.05 €7.17	+40.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.82 MX$514.40	$33.59 €29.90	+20.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$34,599.83 €30,795.09	+60.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.66 MX$604.00	$21.43 €19.08	-34.4%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 64.2% more for housing

	Playa del Carmen	Aix-en-provence
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.02 MX$536.69	$33.45 €29.77	+15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	$1,154.67 €1,027.70	+15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	$856.37 €762.20	+121.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	$138.19 €122.99	+111.0%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Playa del Carmen	Aix-en-provence
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	$984.43 €876.18	+368.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	$15,859.19 €14,115.25	+295.9%
Average			+330.8%

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pay 54.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Playa del Carmen	Aix-en-provence
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.17 MX$58.59	$7.84 €6.98	+147.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 MX$71.02	$3.72 €3.31	-3.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 MX$82.30	$13.44 €11.96	+201.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	$37.51 €33.39	-41.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 MX$92.42	$15.68 €13.95	+213.7%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 79.0% more for clothing

	Playa del Carmen	Aix-en-provence
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.85 MX$829.44	$111.41 €99.16	+148.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.62 MX$788.17	$68.68 €61.13	+61.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	$104.51 €93.02	+37.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	$167.96 €149.49	+86.5%
Average			+79.0%

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