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Warsaw vs. Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 33.0% more expensive than Playa del Carmen.

Restaurants: pay 11.9% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 20.4% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 6.8% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 83.2% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.8% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 40.3% more in Warsaw

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

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Warsaw vs. Playa del Carmen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.9% more for restaurants

	Playa del Carmen	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$11.51 PLN44.70	+3.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.94 MX$220.72	$10.23 PLN39.73	-14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MX$24.83	$2.24 PLN8.69	+66.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MX$15.25	$2.24 PLN8.71	+171.8%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 20.4% less for groceries

	Playa del Carmen	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 MX$42.51	$1.49 PLN5.78	-35.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 MX$70.30	$4.41 PLN17.13	+16.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.64 MX$104.29	$4.07 PLN15.80	-27.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MX$46.87	$3.89 PLN15.11	+53.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.67 MX$67.89	$2.95 PLN11.46	-19.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 MX$24.17	$0.54 PLN2.11	-58.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 MX$12.13	$0.77 PLN3.00	+17.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 MX$22.24	$0.77 PLN3.00	-35.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.89	$1.83 PLN7.12	+89.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.82	$0.40 PLN1.56	-55.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 MX$16.46	$0.41 PLN1.59	-54.1%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 6.8% more for transportation

	Playa del Carmen	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.72 MX$105.85	$6.61 PLN25.68	+15.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.82 MX$514.40	$28.12 PLN109.26	+1.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$30,654.89 PLN119K	+42.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.66 MX$604.00	$12.78 PLN49.66	-60.9%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 83.2% more for housing

	Playa del Carmen	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.02 MX$536.69	$16.12 PLN62.61	-44.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	+18.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	+146.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	+301.1%
Average			+83.2%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Playa del Carmen	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	+180.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	+261.0%
Average			+217.9%

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pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Playa del Carmen	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.17 MX$58.59	$4.60 PLN17.88	+45.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 MX$71.02	$4.27 PLN16.58	+11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 MX$82.30	$6.39 PLN24.83	+43.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	$46.71 PLN181.45	-27.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 MX$92.42	$9.20 PLN35.76	+84.2%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 40.3% more for clothing

	Playa del Carmen	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.85 MX$829.44	$107.88 PLN419.08	+140.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.62 MX$788.17	$39.61 PLN153.88	-7.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	$106.17 PLN412.46	+39.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	$111.84 PLN434.46	+24.2%
Average			+40.3%

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