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Svendborg vs. Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Summary

Svendborg is 48.1% more expensive than Playa del Carmen.

Restaurants: pay 79.4% more in Svendborg
Groceries: pay 30.2% more in Svendborg
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Svendborg
Housing: pay 34.2% more in Svendborg
Childcare: pay 23.9% less in Svendborg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.9% more in Svendborg
Clothing: pay 88.0% more in Svendborg

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

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Svendborg vs. Playa del Carmen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.4% more for restaurants

	Playa del Carmen	Svendborg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$20.97 DKK139.50	+88.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.94 MX$220.72	$14.98 DKK99.64	+25.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MX$24.83	$3.65 DKK24.25	+171.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MX$15.25	$2.74 DKK18.20	+231.7%
Average			+79.4%

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pay 30.2% more for groceries

	Playa del Carmen	Svendborg
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 MX$42.51	$2.58 DKK17.19	+12.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 MX$70.30	$6.10 DKK40.60	+60.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.64 MX$104.29	$7.49 DKK49.79	+32.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MX$46.87	$4.34 DKK28.89	+71.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.67 MX$67.89	$5.07 DKK33.75	+38.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 MX$24.17	$1.51 DKK10.06	+15.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 MX$12.13	$1.05 DKK7.01	+60.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 MX$22.24	$1.22 DKK8.14	+1.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.89	$1.65 DKK10.96	+70.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.82	$0.88 DKK5.82	-3.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 MX$16.46	$0.92 DKK6.12	+3.3%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Playa del Carmen	Svendborg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.72 MX$105.85	$8.81 DKK58.56	+53.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.82 MX$514.40	$102.37 DKK680.87	+268.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$47,563.68 DKK316K	+120.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.66 MX$604.00	$28.01 DKK186.33	-14.2%
Average			+101.2%

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pay 34.2% more for housing

	Playa del Carmen	Svendborg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.02 MX$536.69	$32.84 DKK218.41	+13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	$797.72 DKK5,305.81	-20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	$719.07 DKK4,782.70	+86.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	$154.65 DKK1,028.63	+136.1%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 23.9% less for childcare

	Playa del Carmen	Svendborg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	$325.03 DKK2,161.85	+54.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	$1,498.07 DKK9,963.95	-62.6%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 71.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Playa del Carmen	Svendborg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.17 MX$58.59	$7.49 DKK49.82	+136.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 MX$71.02	$6.29 DKK41.85	+63.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 MX$82.30	$9.29 DKK61.78	+108.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	$39.25 DKK261.06	-38.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 MX$92.42	$17.98 DKK119.57	+259.7%
Average			+71.9%

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pay 88.0% more for clothing

	Playa del Carmen	Svendborg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.85 MX$829.44	$139.67 DKK928.97	+211.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.62 MX$788.17	$48.89 DKK325.16	+14.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	$137.22 DKK912.70	+80.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	$174.67 DKK1,161.80	+94.0%
Average			+88.0%

Playa del Carmen vs. Svendborg - Cost of clothing

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