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Playa del Carmen vs. Sochi Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 28.3% more expensive than Sochi.

Restaurants: pay 31.9% more in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 71.1% more in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 70.6% more in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 11.3% more in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 33.5% less in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.9% more in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 35.4% less in Playa del Carmen

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

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Playa del Carmen vs. Sochi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.9% more for restaurants

	Sochi	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB996.18	$11.13 MX$204.88	-4.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.67 RUB483.15	$11.94 MX$219.78	+110.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 RUB102.94	$1.34 MX$24.72	+11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 RUB52.66	$0.82 MX$15.19	+33.4%
Average			+31.9%

Sochi vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.1% more for groceries

	Sochi	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 RUB69.20	$2.30 MX$42.33	+182.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.63 RUB394.49	$3.80 MX$70.00	-17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 RUB346.93	$5.64 MX$103.84	+38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 RUB131.05	$2.53 MX$46.67	+64.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 RUB186.62	$3.67 MX$67.60	+67.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 RUB49.03	$1.31 MX$24.07	+127.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB68.68	$0.66 MX$12.08	-18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 RUB52.98	$1.20 MX$22.15	+93.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 RUB70.94	$0.97 MX$17.82	+16.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 RUB26.04	$0.91 MX$16.75	+197.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 RUB22.59	$0.89 MX$16.39	+235.5%
Average			+71.1%

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pay 70.6% more for transportation

	Sochi	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.07 RUB261.57	$5.72 MX$105.40	+86.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.82 MX$512.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,395.60 RUB2M	$21,528.95 MX$396K	-8.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.09 RUB348.66	$32.66 MX$601.43	+697.7%
Average			+70.6%

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pay 11.3% more for housing

	Sochi	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.02 RUB597.71	$29.02 MX$534.40	+313.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$760.36 RUB64,751.69	$998.64 MX$18,389.03	+31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$409.42 RUB34,866.29	$386.21 MX$7,111.67	-5.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.39 RUB7,782.79	$65.50 MX$1,206.13	-28.3%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 33.5% less for childcare

	Sochi	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$315.84 RUB26,896.86	$210.01 MX$3,867.15	-33.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,005.49 MX$73,757.47
Average			-33.5%

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pay 81.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Sochi	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 RUB99.62	$3.17 MX$58.34	+170.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.85 RUB242.64	$3.84 MX$70.72	+34.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.69 RUB229.12	$4.45 MX$81.95	+65.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.01 RUB3,151.66	$64.07 MX$1,179.84	+73.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.72 RUB231.86	$5.00 MX$92.03	+83.6%
Average			+81.9%

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pay 35.4% less for clothing

	Sochi	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.88 RUB6,973.26	$44.85 MX$825.90	-45.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$78.96 RUB6,724.21	$42.62 MX$784.81	-46.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.52 RUB9,837.28	$76.03 MX$1,400.03	-34.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 RUB8,592.05	$90.05 MX$1,658.18	-10.7%
Average			-35.4%

Sochi vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of clothing

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