Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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Germany

Stuttgart vs. Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Summary

Stuttgart is 66.1% more expensive than Playa del Carmen.

Restaurants: pay 79.3% more in Stuttgart
Groceries: pay 16.8% more in Stuttgart
Transportation: pay 63.2% more in Stuttgart
Housing: pay 83.3% more in Stuttgart
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Stuttgart
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.6% more in Stuttgart
Clothing: pay 41.5% more in Stuttgart

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

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Stuttgart vs. Playa del Carmen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.3% more for restaurants

	Playa del Carmen	Stuttgart
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	$4.17 €3.71	+210.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MX$15.25	$4.15 €3.70	+403.4%
Average			+79.3%

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pay 16.8% more for groceries

	Playa del Carmen	Stuttgart
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 MX$42.51	$2.19 €1.95	-4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 MX$70.30	$8.13 €7.24	+113.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.64 MX$104.29	$4.99 €4.44	-11.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MX$46.87	$4.59 €4.08	+81.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.67 MX$67.89	$5.88 €5.23	+60.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 MX$24.17	$1.45 €1.29	+10.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 MX$12.13	$0.90 €0.80	+37.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 MX$22.24	$0.93 €0.82	-22.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.89	$1.75 €1.56	+80.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.82	$0.62 €0.55	-32.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 MX$16.46	$0.65 €0.58	-26.5%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 63.2% more for transportation

	Playa del Carmen	Stuttgart
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.72 MX$105.85	$8.75 €7.79	+52.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.82 MX$514.40	$70.54 €62.79	+153.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	+52.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.66 MX$604.00	$27.10 €24.12	-17.0%
Average			+63.2%

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pay 83.3% more for housing

	Playa del Carmen	Stuttgart
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.02 MX$536.69	$42.44 €37.77	+46.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	$1,252.17 €1,114.48	+25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	$821.44 €731.11	+112.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	$240.08 €213.68	+266.5%
Average			+83.3%

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Playa del Carmen	Stuttgart
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	$1,034.90 €921.10	+392.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	$17,658.79 €15,716.96	+340.9%
Average			+366.1%

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pay 47.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Playa del Carmen	Stuttgart
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.17 MX$58.59	$5.06 €4.50	+59.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 MX$71.02	$4.13 €3.68	+7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 MX$82.30	$9.74 €8.67	+118.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	$55.88 €49.74	-12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 MX$92.42	$12.88 €11.46	+157.7%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 41.5% more for clothing

	Playa del Carmen	Stuttgart
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.85 MX$829.44	$89.89 €80.00	+100.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.62 MX$788.17	$42.60 €37.92
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	$96.57 €85.95	+27.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	$141.87 €126.27	+57.6%
Average			+41.5%

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