Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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Romania

Timisoara vs. Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Summary

Timisoara is 9.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen.

Restaurants: pay 3.6% less in Timisoara
Groceries: pay 29.5% less in Timisoara
Transportation: pay 6.5% more in Timisoara
Housing: pay 21.1% less in Timisoara
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Timisoara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% less in Timisoara
Clothing: pay 11.3% more in Timisoara

The cost of childcare, clothing, and transportation in Timisoara are more expensive than in Playa del Carmen. Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Timisoara. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Timisoara.

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Timisoara vs. Playa del Carmen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6% less for restaurants

	Playa del Carmen	Timisoara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$10.46 RON49.47	-6.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.94 MX$220.72	$8.37 RON39.57	-29.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MX$24.83	$2.16 RON10.22	+60.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MX$15.25	$1.63 RON7.71	+97.5%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 29.5% less for groceries

	Playa del Carmen	Timisoara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 MX$42.51	$1.22 RON5.78	-46.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 MX$70.30	$4.27 RON20.18	+12.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.64 MX$104.29	$5.33 RON25.19	-5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MX$46.87	$2.87 RON13.60	+13.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.67 MX$67.89	$2.75 RON13.01	-25.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 MX$24.17	$0.53 RON2.49	-59.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 MX$12.13	$0.67 RON3.16	+1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 MX$22.24	$0.65 RON3.07	-46.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.89	$1.07 RON5.07	+10.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.82	$0.34 RON1.62	-62.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 MX$16.46	$0.43 RON2.04	-51.5%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 6.5% more for transportation

	Playa del Carmen	Timisoara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.72 MX$105.85	$7.17 RON33.92	+25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.82 MX$514.40	$33.46 RON158.29	+20.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$28,531.98 RON135K	+32.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.66 MX$604.00	$7.53 RON35.61	-77.0%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 21.1% less for housing

	Playa del Carmen	Timisoara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.02 MX$536.69	$8.50 RON40.23	-70.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	$537.49 RON2,542.65	-46.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	$358.74 RON1,697.08	-7.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	$129.07 RON610.58	+97.1%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Playa del Carmen	Timisoara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	$584.97 RON2,767.28	+178.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	$8,773.22 RON41,502.59	+119.0%
Average			+147.0%

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pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Playa del Carmen	Timisoara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.17 MX$58.59	$2.72 RON12.86	-14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 MX$71.02	$3.00 RON14.18	-21.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 MX$82.30	$6.27 RON29.68	+41.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	$38.96 RON184.29	-39.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 MX$92.42	$8.05 RON38.09	+61.1%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 11.3% more for clothing

	Playa del Carmen	Timisoara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.85 MX$829.44	$74.43 RON352.10	+65.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.62 MX$788.17	$39.50 RON186.84	-7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	$76.43 RON361.57	+0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	$89.41 RON422.94	-0.7%
Average			+11.3%

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