Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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Poland

Wroclaw vs. Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Summary

Wroclaw is 16.7% more expensive than Playa del Carmen.

Restaurants: pay 4.0% more in Wroclaw
Groceries: pay 20.3% less in Wroclaw
Transportation: pay 2.7% more in Wroclaw
Housing: pay 39.1% more in Wroclaw
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Wroclaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% more in Wroclaw
Clothing: pay 29.1% more in Wroclaw

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

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Wroclaw vs. Playa del Carmen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.0% more for restaurants

	Playa del Carmen	Wroclaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$10.23 PLN39.73	-8.1%
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	$2.18 PLN8.47	+62.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MX$15.25	$1.89 PLN7.33	+128.9%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 20.3% less for groceries

	Playa del Carmen	Wroclaw
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 MX$42.51	$1.54 PLN5.99	-32.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 MX$70.30	$4.69 PLN18.21	+23.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.64 MX$104.29	$4.08 PLN15.85	-27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MX$46.87	$4.06 PLN15.77	+60.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.67 MX$67.89	$3.07 PLN11.92	-16.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 MX$24.17	$0.58 PLN2.25	-55.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 MX$12.13	$0.73 PLN2.83	+11.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 MX$22.24	$0.78 PLN3.01	-35.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.89	$1.60 PLN6.22	+65.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.82	$0.43 PLN1.66	-52.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 MX$16.46	$0.37 PLN1.44	-58.4%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 2.7% more for transportation

	Playa del Carmen	Wroclaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.72 MX$105.85	$6.32 PLN24.56	+10.5%
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	$30,576.90 PLN119K	+42.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.66 MX$604.00	$10.23 PLN39.73	-68.7%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 39.1% more for housing

	Playa del Carmen	Wroclaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.02 MX$536.69	$17.80 PLN69.16	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	$844.50 PLN3,280.64	-15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	$661.82 PLN2,570.98	+71.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	$258.85 PLN1,005.56	+295.2%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Playa del Carmen	Wroclaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	$484.37 PLN1,881.65	+130.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	$12,088.03 PLN46,958.56	+201.8%
Average			+163.8%

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pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Playa del Carmen	Wroclaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.17 MX$58.59	$4.09 PLN15.89	+29.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 MX$71.02	$4.04 PLN15.68	+5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 MX$82.30	$6.26 PLN24.33	+40.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	$39.61 PLN153.88	-38.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 MX$92.42	$8.95 PLN34.76	+79.1%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 29.1% more for clothing

	Playa del Carmen	Wroclaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.85 MX$829.44	$93.99 PLN365.13	+109.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.62 MX$788.17	$39.22 PLN152.34	-8.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	$92.44 PLN359.10	+21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	$106.82 PLN414.96	+18.6%
Average			+29.1%

Playa del Carmen vs. Wroclaw - Cost of clothing

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