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Playa del Carmen vs. Stuttgart Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 39.8% cheaper than Stuttgart.

Restaurants: pay 44.2% less in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 14.4% less in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 38.7% less in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 45.5% less in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 78.5% less in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.2% less in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 29.3% less in Playa del Carmen

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Playa del Carmen.

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Playa del Carmen vs. Stuttgart Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.2% less for restaurants

	Stuttgart	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.16 €17.94	$11.13 MX$205.76	-44.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$11.94 MX$220.72	-11.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.17 €3.71	$1.34 MX$24.83	-67.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.15 €3.70	$0.82 MX$15.25	-80.1%
Average			-44.2%

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pay 14.4% less for groceries

	Stuttgart	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 €1.95	$2.30 MX$42.51	+5.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.13 €7.24	$3.80 MX$70.30	-53.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.99 €4.44	$5.64 MX$104.29	+13.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.59 €4.08	$2.53 MX$46.87	-44.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.88 €5.23	$3.67 MX$67.89	-37.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 €1.29	$1.31 MX$24.17	-9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.80	$0.66 MX$12.13	-27.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.82	$1.20 MX$22.24	+29.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.75 €1.56	$0.97 MX$17.89	-44.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 €0.55	$0.91 MX$16.82	+47.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.58	$0.89 MX$16.46	+36.0%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 38.7% less for transportation

	Stuttgart	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.75 €7.79	$5.72 MX$105.85	-34.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.79	$27.82 MX$514.40	-60.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.10 €24.12	$32.66 MX$604.00	+20.5%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 45.5% less for housing

	Stuttgart	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.44 €37.77	$29.02 MX$536.69	-31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,252.17 €1,114.48	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	-20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$821.44 €731.11	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	-53.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$240.08 €213.68	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	-72.7%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 78.5% less for childcare

	Stuttgart	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,034.90 €921.10	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	-79.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,658.79 €15,716.96	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	-77.3%
Average			-78.5%

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pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Stuttgart	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.06 €4.50	$3.17 MX$58.59	-37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 €3.68	$3.84 MX$71.02	-7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.74 €8.67	$4.45 MX$82.30	-54.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.88 €49.74	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	+14.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.88 €11.46	$5.00 MX$92.42	-61.2%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 29.3% less for clothing

	Stuttgart	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.89 €80.00	$44.85 MX$829.44	-50.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.60 €37.92	$42.62 MX$788.17
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.57 €85.95	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	-21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.87 €126.27	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	-36.5%
Average			-29.3%

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