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Mexico

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San Gwann vs. Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Summary

San Gwann is 35.5% more expensive than Playa del Carmen.

Restaurants: pay 50.1% more in San Gwann
Groceries: pay 26.3% more in San Gwann
Transportation: pay 13.4% less in San Gwann
Housing: pay 63.9% more in San Gwann
Childcare: pay 92.3% more in San Gwann
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.8% more in San Gwann
Clothing: pay 28.5% more in San Gwann

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in San Gwann are more expensive than in Playa del Carmen. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in San Gwann.

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San Gwann vs. Playa del Carmen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.1% more for restaurants

	Playa del Carmen	San Gwann
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$21.27 €18.94	+91.2%
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	$2.10 €1.87	+56.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MX$15.25	$1.09 €0.97	+32.3%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 26.3% more for groceries

	Playa del Carmen	San Gwann
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 MX$42.51	$1.43 €1.28	-37.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 MX$70.30	$5.18 €4.61	+36.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.64 MX$104.29	$5.09 €4.53	-9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MX$46.87	$4.21 €3.75	+66.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.67 MX$67.89	$5.45 €4.85	+48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 MX$24.17	$1.72 €1.53	+31.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 MX$12.13	$1.24 €1.11	+89.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 MX$22.24	$1.76 €1.57	+46.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.89	$1.69 €1.51	+75.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.82	$0.86 €0.77	-5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 MX$16.46	$1.02 €0.90	+14.1%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 13.4% less for transportation

	Playa del Carmen	San Gwann
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.72 MX$105.85	$5.68 €5.06	-0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.82 MX$514.40	$14.56 €12.96	-47.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	+30.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.66 MX$604.00	$18.25 €16.24	-44.1%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 63.9% more for housing

	Playa del Carmen	San Gwann
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.02 MX$536.69	$35.55 €31.64	+22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	$1,186.92 €1,056.40	+18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	$979.77 €872.03	+153.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	$87.05 €77.48	+32.9%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 92.3% more for childcare

	Playa del Carmen	San Gwann
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	$277.72 €247.18	+32.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	$11,197.36 €9,966.05	+179.6%
Average			+92.3%

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pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Playa del Carmen	San Gwann
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.17 MX$58.59	$4.48 €3.99	+41.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 MX$71.02	$2.84 €2.53	-25.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 MX$82.30	$6.27 €5.58	+40.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	$56.92 €50.66	-11.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 MX$92.42	$10.08 €8.97	+101.6%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 28.5% more for clothing

	Playa del Carmen	San Gwann
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.85 MX$829.44	$55.43 €49.33	+23.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.62 MX$788.17	$61.59 €54.81	+44.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	$81.18 €72.25	+6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	$128.77 €114.61	+43.0%
Average			+28.5%

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