Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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Switzerland

Geneva vs. Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Summary

Geneva is 2.7 times more expensive than Playa del Carmen.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Geneva
Groceries: pay 62.4% more in Geneva
Transportation: pay 89.3% more in Geneva
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Geneva
Childcare: pay 10.0 times more in Geneva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Geneva
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Geneva

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

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Geneva vs. Playa del Carmen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Playa del Carmen	Geneva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$30.00 CHF24.78	+169.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.94 MX$220.72	$18.60 CHF15.36	+55.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MX$24.83	$4.96 CHF4.10	+269.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MX$15.25	$4.11 CHF3.39	+398.0%
Average			+144.2%

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pay 62.4% more for groceries

	Playa del Carmen	Geneva
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 MX$42.51	$3.36 CHF2.78	+46.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 MX$70.30	$12.36 CHF10.21	+225.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.64 MX$104.29	$8.65 CHF7.15	+53.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MX$46.87	$7.93 CHF6.55	+212.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.67 MX$67.89	$13.02 CHF10.75	+254.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 MX$24.17	$1.57 CHF1.30	+20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 MX$12.13	$0.76 CHF0.62	+15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 MX$22.24	$1.21 CHF1.00	+0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.89	$2.13 CHF1.76	+119.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.82	$0.72 CHF0.59	-21.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 MX$16.46	$0.95 CHF0.78	+6.2%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 89.3% more for transportation

	Playa del Carmen	Geneva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.72 MX$105.85	$8.88 CHF7.34	+55.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.82 MX$514.40	$90.00 CHF74.33	+223.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$38,639.00 CHF31,913.18	+79.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.66 MX$604.00	$38.17 CHF31.53	+16.9%
Average			+89.3%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Playa del Carmen	Geneva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.02 MX$536.69	$58.13 CHF48.01	+100.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	$2,784.93 CHF2,300.16	+178.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	$2,102.35 CHF1,736.39	+444.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	$216.29 CHF178.64	+230.2%
Average			+267.6%

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pay 10.0 times more for childcare

	Playa del Carmen	Geneva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	$2,378.34 CHF1,964.34	+1032.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	$35,161.67 CHF29,041.15	+777.8%
Average			+897.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Playa del Carmen	Geneva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.17 MX$58.59	$9.60 CHF7.93	+203.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 MX$71.02	$6.32 CHF5.22	+64.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 MX$82.30	$10.80 CHF8.92	+142.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	$74.88 CHF61.84	+16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 MX$92.42	$24.00 CHF19.82	+380.2%
Average			+131.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Playa del Carmen	Geneva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.85 MX$829.44	$134.83 CHF111.36	+200.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.62 MX$788.17	$79.32 CHF65.51	+86.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	$164.24 CHF135.65	+116.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	$185.30 CHF153.05	+105.8%
Average			+123.3%

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