Cost of Living Comparison Between Baerum and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Baerum and Playa del Carmen

😐 Solo nomad: Baerum is 80.6% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 96.6% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Baerum is 98.8% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 71.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Baerum
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$25.24 NOK 251
$11.99 MX$227
110.51%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$99.5 NOK 990
$42.47 MX$803
134.26%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.54 NOK 135
$10.47 MX$198
29.32%
Cappuccino
$4.85 NOK 48.23
$3.6 MX$68.2
34.72%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.54 NOK 25.24
$1.44 MX$27.16
76.39%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.13 NOK 21.14
$0.89 MX$16.79
139.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$9.18 NOK 91.4
$3.09 MX$58.5
197.09%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$9.72 NOK 96.7
$4.58 MX$86.6
112.23%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Baerum
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.35 NOK 23.34
$1.38 MX$26.04
70.29%
White Bread (500g)
$3.56 NOK 35.46
$1.85 MX$34.9
92.43%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.21 NOK 31.92
$1.57 MX$29.68
104.46%
Eggs
$5.13 NOK 51
$2.55 MX$48.3
101.18%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.44 NOK 114
$8.61 MX$163
32.87%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$16.26 NOK 162
$8.54 MX$161
90.40%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$31.71 NOK 315
$10.98 MX$208
188.80%
Apples (1kg)
$3.57 NOK 35.49
$2.72 MX$51.4
31.25%
Banana (1kg)
$2.27 NOK 22.56
$1.51 MX$28.57
50.33%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.36 NOK 33.39
$1.88 MX$35.63
78.72%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.11 NOK 40.91
$2.19 MX$41.42
87.67%
Potato (1kg)
$2.19 NOK 21.83
$1.87 MX$35.3
17.11%
Onion (1kg)
$2.15 NOK 21.36
$2.19 MX$41.37
-1.83%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.76 NOK 27.41
$1.07 MX$20.23
157.94%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.9 NOK 18.87
$1.09 MX$20.64
74.31%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$14.21 NOK 141
$3.96 MX$74.9
258.84%
Wine (Bottle)
$19.62 NOK 195
$8.86 MX$167
121.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.37 NOK 33.5
$1.72 MX$32.53
95.93%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.93 NOK 39.1
$2.61 MX$49.37
50.57%
🚌 Getting Around
Baerum
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.31 NOK 42.92
$0.52 MX$9.74
728.85%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$73 NOK 726
$26.59 MX$503
174.43%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$9.96 NOK 99.1
$3.24 MX$61.2
207.41%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.45 NOK 14.46
$2.38 MX$44.94
-39.08%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$41.79 NOK 416
$3.11 MX$58.7
1243.73%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.1 NOK 20.93
$1.31 MX$24.85
60.31%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K NOK 270.7K
$30.3K MX$573K
-10.23%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.3K NOK 241.7K
$24K MX$453.6K
1.25%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Baerum
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$301 NOK 2,993
$84.2 MX$1,592
257.15%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$39.8 NOK 396
$22.14 MX$419
79.77%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$38.67 NOK 385
$30.14 MX$570
28.30%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Baerum
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.1 NOK 508
$52 MX$983
-1.79%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$35.25 NOK 351
$18.72 MX$354
88.30%
Cinema Ticket
$15.48 NOK 154
$5.07 MX$95.9
205.33%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Baerum
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$267 NOK 2,653
$200 MX$3,787
33.14%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$14.7K NOK 145.9K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
175.02%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Baerum
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$106 NOK 1,052
$35.74 MX$676
195.94%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$47.91 NOK 477
$39.8 MX$753
20.38%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$97.8 NOK 973
$79 MX$1,493
23.82%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$154 NOK 1,530
$88.4 MX$1,671
74.10%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Baerum
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,206 NOK 12K
$965 MX$18.3K
24.87%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$893 NOK 8,881
$474 MX$8,968
88.20%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,147 NOK 21.4K
$1,653 MX$31.2K
29.92%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,600 NOK 15.9K
$1,202 MX$22.7K
33.11%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,074 NOK 50.5K
$3,081 MX$58.3K
64.67%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,947 NOK 39.3K
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-47.58%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Baerum
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$5,019 NOK 49.9K
$792 MX$15K
533.89%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.38
11.42
-61.65%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Baerum: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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