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Trencin vs. Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Summary

Trencin is 4.7% more expensive than Playa del Carmen.

Restaurants: pay 7.7% less in Trencin
Groceries: pay 7.0% less in Trencin
Transportation: pay 9.5% less in Trencin
Housing: pay 15.1% more in Trencin
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Trencin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% less in Trencin
Clothing: pay 4.9% more in Trencin

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

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Trencin vs. Playa del Carmen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.7% less for restaurants

	Playa del Carmen	Trencin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$10.08 €8.97	-9.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.94 MX$220.72	$8.40 €7.47	-29.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MX$24.83	$2.00 €1.78	+49.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MX$15.25	$1.32 €1.18	+60.2%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 7.0% less for groceries

	Playa del Carmen	Trencin
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 MX$42.51	$1.51 €1.35	-34.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 MX$70.30	$6.29 €5.60	+65.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.64 MX$104.29	$4.04 €3.59	-28.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MX$46.87	$3.86 €3.44	+52.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.67 MX$67.89	$3.44 €3.06	-6.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 MX$24.17	$0.77 €0.69	-40.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 MX$12.13	$0.84 €0.75	+28.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 MX$22.24	$1.07 €0.95	-11.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.89	$1.52 €1.36	+57.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.82	$0.61 €0.54	-33.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 MX$16.46	$0.51 €0.45	-42.9%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 9.5% less for transportation

	Playa del Carmen	Trencin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.72 MX$105.85	$7.05 €6.27	+23.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.82 MX$514.40	$16.80 €14.95	-39.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$26,078.64 €23,210.93	+21.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.66 MX$604.00	$11.53 €10.27	-64.7%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 15.1% more for housing

	Playa del Carmen	Trencin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.02 MX$536.69	$20.21 €17.99	-30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	$657.84 €585.51	-34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	$559.87 €498.30	+45.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	$213.81 €190.30	+226.4%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Playa del Carmen	Trencin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	$407.02 €362.27	+93.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	$10,575.90 €9,412.93	+164.0%
Average			+126.2%

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pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Playa del Carmen	Trencin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.17 MX$58.59	$2.24 €1.99	-29.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 MX$71.02	$2.53 €2.25	-34.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 MX$82.30	$6.72 €5.98	+51.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	$39.19 €34.88	-38.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 MX$92.42	$7.84 €6.98	+56.8%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 4.9% more for clothing

	Playa del Carmen	Trencin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.85 MX$829.44	$70.20 €62.48	+56.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.62 MX$788.17	$30.69 €27.32	-28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	$81.97 €72.96	+7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	$89.58 €79.73	-0.5%
Average			+4.9%

Playa del Carmen vs. Trencin - Cost of clothing

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