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Playa del Carmen vs. Seremban Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 87.5% more expensive than Seremban.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 16.8% more in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 31.9% more in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 2.5% more in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% more in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 23.5% more in Playa del Carmen

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

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Playa del Carmen vs. Seremban Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Seremban	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 MYR14.99	$11.13 MX$205.76	+203.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.67 MYR14.99	$11.94 MX$220.72	+225.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.31	$1.34 MX$24.83	+65.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 MYR1.77	$0.82 MX$15.25	+90.8%
Average			+179.2%

Seremban vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.8% more for groceries

	Seremban	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MYR4.40	$2.30 MX$42.51	+113.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.06 MYR37.01	$3.80 MX$70.30	-58.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.72 MYR27.42	$5.64 MX$104.29	-16.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 MYR6.92	$2.53 MX$46.87	+49.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 MYR8.16	$3.67 MX$67.89	+83.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 MYR6.19	$1.31 MX$24.17	-13.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.42	$0.66 MX$12.13	+10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.18 MYR8.91	$1.20 MX$22.24	-44.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 MYR2.49	$0.97 MX$17.89	+58.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 MYR1.96	$0.91 MX$16.82	+89.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 MYR2.15	$0.89 MX$16.46	+68.8%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 31.9% more for transportation

	Seremban	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.54 MYR10.38	$5.72 MX$105.85	+125.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 MYR99.92	$27.82 MX$514.40	+13.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-48.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.61 MYR26.98	$32.66 MX$604.00	+394.3%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Seremban	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.56 MYR116.62	$29.02 MX$536.69	+1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$183.53 MYR749.38	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	+444.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$122.35 MYR499.58	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	+215.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.69 MYR137.56	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	+94.4%
Average			+244.8%

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pay 2.5% more for childcare

	Seremban	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.45 MYR732.72	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	+17.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,465.82 MYR18,234.82	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	-10.3%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Seremban	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.67 MYR14.99	$3.17 MX$58.59	-13.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MYR11.87	$3.84 MX$71.02	+32.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.26 MYR17.39	$4.45 MX$82.30	+4.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.34 MYR270.89	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	-3.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.40 MYR17.99	$5.00 MX$92.42	+13.5%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 23.5% more for clothing

	Seremban	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.94 MYR199.83	$44.85 MX$829.44	-8.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.52 MYR67.44	$42.62 MX$788.17	+158.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.36 MYR332.22	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	-6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.65 MYR349.71	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	+5.1%
Average			+23.5%

Seremban vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of clothing

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