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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 34% cheaper than Lulea without rent, and 34.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 51.6% cheaper than Lulea without rent, and 26.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Lulea
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.99 MX$227
$12.64 SEK 119
-5.14%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.47 MX$803
$94.3 SEK 891
-54.95%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.47 MX$198
$11.85 SEK 112
-11.65%
Cappuccino
$3.6 MX$68.2
$4.86 SEK 45.94
-25.93%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 MX$27.16
$2.55 SEK 24.07
-43.53%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 MX$16.79
$2.06 SEK 19.45
-56.80%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.09 MX$58.5
$8.41 SEK 79.5
-63.26%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.58 MX$86.6
$9.94 SEK 93.9
-53.92%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Lulea
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 MX$26.04
$1.94 SEK 18.29
-28.87%
White Bread (500g)
$1.85 MX$34.9
$3.42 SEK 32.33
-45.91%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 MX$29.68
$5.18 SEK 48.94
-69.69%
Eggs
$2.55 MX$48.3
$4.91 SEK 46.43
-48.07%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$163
$12.75 SEK 120
-32.47%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.54 MX$161
$14.1 SEK 133
-39.43%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.98 MX$208
$27.09 SEK 256
-59.47%
Apples (1kg)
$2.72 MX$51.4
$2.68 SEK 25.31
1.49%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$28.57
$2.8 SEK 26.47
-46.07%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 MX$35.63
$2.58 SEK 24.38
-27.13%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.42
$4.41 SEK 41.62
-50.34%
Potato (1kg)
$1.87 MX$35.3
$2.17 SEK 20.5
-13.82%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.37
$1.63 SEK 15.41
34.36%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$20.23
$3.57 SEK 33.77
-70.03%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$20.64
$1.52 SEK 14.33
-28.29%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 MX$74.9
$7.26 SEK 68.6
-45.45%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.86 MX$167
$12.61 SEK 119
-29.74%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MX$32.53
$1.84 SEK 17.34
-6.52%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 MX$49.37
$1.87 SEK 17.67
39.57%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Lulea
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.52 MX$9.74
$3.33 SEK 31.5
-84.38%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.59 MX$503
$59 SEK 557
-54.91%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$61.2
$9.38 SEK 88.6
-65.46%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.38 MX$44.94
$1.8 SEK 17.02
32.22%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$58.7
$72.9 SEK 688
-95.73%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$24.85
$1.89 SEK 17.87
-30.69%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K MX$573K
$32.9K SEK 310.9K
-7.90%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24K MX$453.6K
$35.9K SEK 339.4K
-33.20%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Lulea
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$84.2 MX$1,592
$171 SEK 1,612
-50.62%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.14 MX$419
$32 SEK 302
-30.81%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.14 MX$570
$27.55 SEK 260
9.40%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Lulea
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52 MX$983
$49.89 SEK 471
4.19%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.72 MX$354
$36.53 SEK 345
-48.75%
Cinema Ticket
$5.07 MX$95.9
$13.53 SEK 128
-62.53%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Lulea
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,787
$162 SEK 1,530
23.69%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,333 MX$100.8K
$5,820 SEK 55K
-8.38%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Lulea
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.74 MX$676
$126 SEK 1,186
-71.54%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.8 MX$753
$34.83 SEK 329
14.27%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79 MX$1,493
$130 SEK 1,231
-39.39%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.4 MX$1,671
$169 SEK 1,593
-47.59%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Lulea
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$965 MX$18.3K
$807 SEK 7,628
19.57%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$474 MX$8,968
$586 SEK 5,540
-19.10%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,653 MX$31.2K
$1,403 SEK 13.3K
17.83%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,202 MX$22.7K
$1,062 SEK 10K
13.17%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,081 MX$58.3K
$2,909 SEK 27.5K
5.91%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,529 MX$142.3K
$2,330 SEK 22K
223.11%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Lulea
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$792 MX$15K
$4,108 SEK 38.8K
-80.73%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
4.2
171.90%

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

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lulea: October 28, 2025

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