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 27.3% cheaper than Lulea without rent, and 33.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 28.6% cheaper than Lulea without rent, and 27.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Lulea
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$209
$12.80 SEK 119
-7.42%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$744
$94.9 SEK 879
-55.59%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$190
$11.69 SEK 108
-8.04%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$61.3
$4.82 SEK 44.63
-28.01%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$25.65
$2.69 SEK 24.88
-46.10%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$15.93
$2.09 SEK 19.33
-56.94%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$53.9
$8.33 SEK 77.1
-63.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$77.9
$10.10 SEK 93.5
-56.24%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Lulea
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.17
$1.96 SEK 18.11
-30.10%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.05
$3.56 SEK 32.94
-47.47%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.25
$5.01 SEK 46.35
-69.26%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.18
$4.82 SEK 44.65
-48.13%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$152
$13.25 SEK 123
-35.02%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$152
$14.15 SEK 131
-39.01%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$195
$27.18 SEK 252
-59.46%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$48.53
$2.58 SEK 23.92
6.59%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.21
$2.73 SEK 25.30
-47.62%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.05
$2.50 SEK 23.14
-25.20%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.26
$4.50 SEK 41.65
-51.78%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.23
$2.25 SEK 20.80
-16.44%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$39.65
$1.60 SEK 14.79
40.62%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$18.85
$3.54 SEK 32.83
-69.77%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$18.95
$1.50 SEK 13.86
-28.67%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$73.3
$7.38 SEK 68.3
-43.77%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$182
$13.06 SEK 121
-20.83%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$29.64
$1.91 SEK 17.73
-12.04%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$43.84
$1.87 SEK 17.35
32.62%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Lulea
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.80
$3.43 SEK 31.72
-83.97%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$468
$58.6 SEK 543
-54.73%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$56.8
$9.63 SEK 89.2
-66.56%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$43.80
$1.72 SEK 15.90
44.19%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$54.9
$74.7 SEK 692
-95.84%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.16
$1.87 SEK 17.28
-32.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$541.1K
$32.4K SEK 299.9K
-5.33%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$424.3K
$35.7K SEK 330.2K
-32.58%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Lulea
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,456
$173 SEK 1,598
-52.22%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$393
$32.85 SEK 304
-32.15%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$530
$28.19 SEK 261
6.49%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Lulea
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$908
$49.47 SEK 458
3.98%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$323
$36.90 SEK 342
-50.43%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$88.0
$13.94 SEK 129
-64.28%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Lulea
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,530
$159 SEK 1,470
25.98%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$93.6K
$5,706 SEK 52.8K
-7.03%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Lulea
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$630
$125 SEK 1,158
-71.45%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$698
$33.82 SEK 313
16.97%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,422
$128 SEK 1,188
-37.19%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,559
$171 SEK 1,587
-48.48%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Lulea
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.1K
$808 SEK 7,479
20.03%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,511
$593 SEK 5,493
-18.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.2K
$1,408 SEK 13.0K
13.27%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$20.9K
$1,076 SEK 9,968
9.96%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$71.5K
$3,306 SEK 30.6K
22.51%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$115.1K
$2,428 SEK 22.5K
168.61%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Lulea
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.4K
$2,933 SEK 27.2K
-74.21%
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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Lulea: March 2, 2026

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