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West Palm Beach vs. Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Summary

West Palm Beach is 2.3 times more expensive than Playa del Carmen.

Restaurants: pay 68.2% more in West Palm Beach
Groceries: pay 84.3% more in West Palm Beach
Transportation: pay 46.1% more in West Palm Beach
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in West Palm Beach
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in West Palm Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.1% more in West Palm Beach
Clothing: pay 26.6% more in West Palm Beach

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in West Palm Beach are more expensive than in Playa del Carmen. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in West Palm Beach.

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West Palm Beach vs. Playa del Carmen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in West Palm Beach instead of Playa del Carmen, you would:

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pay 68.2% more for restaurants

	Playa del Carmen	West Palm Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.90 MX$208.65	$30.00	+152.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.83 MX$189.98	$12.00	+10.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 MX$28.48	$2.71	+67.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MX$23.54	$1.92	+42.8%
Average			+68.2%

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pay 84.3% more for groceries

	Playa del Carmen	West Palm Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 MX$34.69	$3.06	+54.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 MX$75.99	$10.54	+143.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 MX$96.44	$3.92	-28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 MX$39.77	$4.33	+91.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.76 MX$65.94	$6.33	+68.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 MX$22.73	$2.12	+63.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MX$11.28	$0.72	+11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$15.73	$2.55	+183.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 MX$16.44	$2.53	+170.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$14.94	$1.72	+102.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 MX$17.95	$1.71	+67.3%
Average			+84.3%

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pay 46.1% more for transportation

	Playa del Carmen	West Palm Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 MX$88.13	$3.19	-36.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.08 MX$474.95	$70.00	+158.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,003.27 MX$544K	$36,050.00	+16.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.93 MX$454.78	??
Average			+46.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Playa del Carmen	West Palm Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.51 MX$535.11	$59.75	+95.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,072.23 MX$18,807.57	$2,333.33	+117.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$484.68 MX$8,501.58	$1,780.00	+267.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.40 MX$1,129.62	$128.92	+100.2%
Average			+145.2%

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Playa del Carmen	West Palm Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.43 MX$3,585.86	$1,100.00	+438.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,361.26 MX$94,039.78	??
Average			+438.1%

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pay 76.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Playa del Carmen	West Palm Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 MX$54.73	$4.00	+28.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 MX$60.70	$6.21	+79.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.17 MX$73.14	$8.00	+91.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.49 MX$1,061.10	$48.33	-20.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MX$87.43	$15.00	+200.9%
Average			+76.1%

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pay 26.6% more for clothing

	Playa del Carmen	West Palm Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.98 MX$771.42	$73.89	+68.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.89 MX$734.72	$34.00	-18.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.82 MX$1,329.86	$95.00	+25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.61 MX$1,554.36	$116.67	+31.7%
Average			+26.6%

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