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Canberra vs. Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 2.3 times more expensive than Playa del Carmen.

Restaurants: pay 38.5% more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 40.4% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 77.1% more in Canberra
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 38.4% more in Canberra

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Canberra are more expensive than in Playa del Carmen. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Canberra.

Canberra vs. Playa del Carmen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.5% more for restaurants

	Playa del Carmen	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.90 MX$216.19	$16.34 A$24.61	+37.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.83 MX$196.85	$9.81 A$14.76	-9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 MX$29.50	$2.59 A$3.90	+59.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MX$24.39	$2.24 A$3.37	+66.8%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 40.4% more for groceries

	Playa del Carmen	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 MX$35.94	$2.71 A$4.07	+36.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 MX$78.74	$4.99 A$7.51	+15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 MX$99.93	$5.50 A$8.27	-0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 MX$41.21	$4.31 A$6.50	+90.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.76 MX$68.33	$4.17 A$6.28	+10.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 MX$23.55	$1.48 A$2.23	+14.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MX$11.69	$1.35 A$2.03	+109.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.30	$1.33 A$2.01	+48.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 MX$17.03	$1.86 A$2.80	+98.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.48	$1.01 A$1.52	+18.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 MX$18.60	$1.04 A$1.57	+1.8%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 77.1% more for transportation

	Playa del Carmen	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 MX$91.31	$4.42 A$6.65	-12.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.08 MX$492.12	$122.90 A$185.04	+353.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,003.27 MX$563,471.97	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	-6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.93 MX$471.22	$18.93 A$28.49	-27.0%
Average			+77.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Playa del Carmen	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.51 MX$554.45	$51.97 A$78.25	+70.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,072.23 MX$19,487.36	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	+45.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$484.68 MX$8,808.86	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	+139.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.40 MX$1,170.45	$159.03 A$239.43	+146.9%
Average			+100.4%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Playa del Carmen	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.43 MX$3,715.47	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	+758.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,361.26 MX$97,438.82	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	+148.5%
Average			+453.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Playa del Carmen	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 MX$56.70	$6.54 A$9.84	+109.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 MX$62.90	$3.41 A$5.13	-1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.17 MX$75.79	$31.05 A$46.75	+644.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.49 MX$1,099.45	$58.70 A$88.37	-3.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MX$90.59	$13.07 A$19.69	+162.3%
Average			+182.4%

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pay 38.4% more for clothing

	Playa del Carmen	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.98 MX$799.31	$69.40 A$104.48	+57.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.89 MX$761.28	$57.75 A$86.94	+37.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.82 MX$1,377.92	$94.06 A$141.61	+24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.61 MX$1,610.54	$118.40 A$178.26	+33.6%
Average			+38.4%

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