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Montenegro

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Playa del Carmen vs. Tivat Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 4.2% cheaper than Tivat.

Restaurants: pay 4.3% less in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 27.1% more in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 26.0% more in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 22.0% less in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 49.2% less in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% more in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 21.4% less in Playa del Carmen

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

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Playa del Carmen vs. Tivat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.3% less for restaurants

	Tivat	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.10 €9.70	$11.90 MX$208.65	+7.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 €8.17	$10.83 MX$189.98	+15.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 €2.12	$1.62 MX$28.48	-33.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 €1.26	$1.34 MX$23.54	-7.2%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 27.1% more for groceries

	Tivat	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 €0.93	$1.98 MX$34.69	+86.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 €3.96	$4.33 MX$75.99	-4.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 €4.37	$5.50 MX$96.44	+9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 €2.83	$2.27 MX$39.77	-29.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 €3.35	$3.76 MX$65.94	-1.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.60	$1.30 MX$22.73	+89.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.69	$0.64 MX$11.28	-18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.66	$0.90 MX$15.73	+18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.36 €1.19	$0.94 MX$16.44	-31.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 €0.40	$0.85 MX$14.94	+86.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.46	$1.02 MX$17.95	+93.2%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 26.0% more for transportation

	Tivat	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.63 €5.80	$5.02 MX$88.13	-24.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.74	$27.08 MX$474.95	-33.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,863.76 €23,488.46	$31,003.27 MX$544K	+15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 €9.19	$25.93 MX$454.78	+146.6%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 22.0% less for housing

	Tivat	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.29 €29.11	$30.51 MX$535.11	-8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.66 €936.13	$1,072.23 MX$18,807.57	+0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$739.73 €646.78	$484.68 MX$8,501.58	-34.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$117.51 €102.74	$64.40 MX$1,129.62	-45.2%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 49.2% less for childcare

	Tivat	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$418.53 €365.94	$204.43 MX$3,585.86	-51.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,161.51 €8,884.77	$5,361.26 MX$94,039.78	-47.2%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tivat	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 €2.40	$3.12 MX$54.73	+13.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 €1.92	$3.46 MX$60.70	+57.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.44 €3.88	$4.17 MX$73.14	-6.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.64 €43.40	$60.49 MX$1,061.10	+21.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 €5.11	$4.98 MX$87.43	-14.6%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 21.4% less for clothing

	Tivat	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.70 €75.81	$43.98 MX$771.42	-49.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.88 €35.74	$41.89 MX$734.72	+2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.63 €83.61	$75.82 MX$1,329.86	-20.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.04 €94.46	$88.61 MX$1,554.36	-18.0%
Average			-21.4%

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