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Playa del Carmen vs. The Hague (Den Haag) Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 48.7% cheaper than The Hague (Den Haag).

Restaurants: pay 49.1% less in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 12.4% less in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 49.5% less in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 58.9% less in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 82.9% less in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.6% less in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 31.8% less in Playa del Carmen

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

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Playa del Carmen vs. The Hague (Den Haag) Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Playa del Carmen instead of The Hague (Den Haag), you would:

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pay 49.1% less for restaurants

	The Hague (Den Haag)	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$11.13 MX$205.76	-50.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.14 €13.48	$11.94 MX$220.72	-21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.77	$1.34 MX$24.83	-68.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.20 €3.74	$0.82 MX$15.25	-80.4%
Average			-49.1%

The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.4% less for groceries

	The Hague (Den Haag)	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €2.01	$2.30 MX$42.51	+2.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.34 €6.53	$3.80 MX$70.30	-48.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 €4.99	$5.64 MX$104.29	+0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.49 €4.00	$2.53 MX$46.87	-43.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.90 €5.25	$3.67 MX$67.89	-37.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.06	$1.31 MX$24.17	+10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$0.66 MX$12.13	-35.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$1.20 MX$22.24	+32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 €1.47	$0.97 MX$17.89	-41.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.54	$0.91 MX$16.82	+49.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 €0.53	$0.89 MX$16.46	+50.2%
Average			-12.4%

The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.5% less for transportation

	The Hague (Den Haag)	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.81 €8.73	$5.72 MX$105.85	-41.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.38 €82.22	$27.82 MX$514.40	-69.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-48.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.97 €28.45	$32.66 MX$604.00	+2.2%
Average			-49.5%

The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of transportation

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pay 58.9% less for housing

	The Hague (Den Haag)	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.98 €48.93	$29.02 MX$536.69	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.61 €1,457.53	$998.64 MX$18,467.72	-39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,287.70 €1,146.10	$386.21 MX$7,142.10	-70.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$213.06 €189.63	$65.50 MX$1,211.29	-69.3%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 82.9% less for childcare

	The Hague (Den Haag)	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,433.81 €2,166.18	$210.01 MX$3,883.69	-91.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,757.22 €10,464.35	$4,005.49 MX$74,073.10	-65.9%
Average			-82.9%

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pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports

	The Hague (Den Haag)	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.28 €6.48	$3.17 MX$58.59	-56.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.37 €3.89	$3.84 MX$71.02	-12.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.56 €12.96	$4.45 MX$82.30	-69.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.89 €45.29	$64.07 MX$1,184.89	+25.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.80 €14.95	$5.00 MX$92.42	-70.2%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 31.8% less for clothing

	The Hague (Den Haag)	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.97 €84.52	$44.85 MX$829.44	-52.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.25 €38.49	$42.62 MX$788.17	-1.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.75 €95.01	$76.03 MX$1,406.02	-28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.80 €122.64	$90.05 MX$1,665.28	-34.7%
Average			-31.8%

The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Playa del Carmen - Cost of clothing

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