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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 33.4% cheaper than Tumba without rent, and 33.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 28.8% cheaper than Tumba without rent, and 23.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Tumba
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$212
$14.70 SEK 136
-19.39%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$755
$69.4 SEK 642
-39.21%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$192
$10.62 SEK 98.4
1.22%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$62.2
$4.60 SEK 42.57
-24.57%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$26.01
$2.71 SEK 25.08
-46.49%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$16.16
$2.43 SEK 22.54
-62.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.7
$7.41 SEK 68.6
-58.84%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$79.1
$7.31 SEK 67.7
-39.53%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Tumba
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.51
$1.72 SEK 15.93
-20.35%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.51
$3.15 SEK 29.19
-40.63%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.63
$4.08 SEK 37.76
-62.25%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.81
$4.04 SEK 37.38
-38.12%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$154
$12.54 SEK 116
-31.34%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$155
$13.26 SEK 123
-34.92%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$197
$15.93 SEK 148
-30.82%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$49.22
$3.44 SEK 31.82
-20.06%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.56
$2.70 SEK 25.03
-47.04%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.52
$1.60 SEK 14.82
16.88%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.80
$4.55 SEK 42.10
-52.31%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.70
$1.54 SEK 14.31
22.08%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$40.21
$1.83 SEK 16.93
22.95%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$19.11
$2.58 SEK 23.92
-58.53%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.22
$1.62 SEK 15.02
-33.95%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$74.4
$7.51 SEK 69.5
-44.74%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$185
$13.23 SEK 123
-21.84%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$30.06
$1.70 SEK 15.75
-1.18%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$44.46
$1.97 SEK 18.21
25.89%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Tumba
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.93
$4.54 SEK 42.01
-87.89%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$475
$106 SEK 977
-74.86%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$57.6
$6.20 SEK 57.4
-48.06%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$44.42
$1.18 SEK 10.89
110.17%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.7
$21.23 SEK 197
-85.35%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.48
$1.93 SEK 17.88
-34.72%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$548.8K
$32.1K SEK 297.3K
-4.51%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$430.3K
$34.0K SEK 314.4K
-29.20%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Tumba
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,476
$89.5 SEK 829
-7.85%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$399
$28.92 SEK 268
-22.93%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$537
$43.10 SEK 399
-30.35%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Tumba
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$921
$43.62 SEK 404
17.93%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$327
$24.86 SEK 230
-26.43%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$89.2
$16.22 SEK 150
-69.30%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Tumba
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,580
$144 SEK 1,332
39.04%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$94.9K
$4,200 SEK 38.9K
26.28%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Tumba
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$639
$107 SEK 988
-66.54%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$708
$43.63 SEK 404
-9.33%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,442
$118 SEK 1,092
-31.73%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,581
$153 SEK 1,419
-42.35%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Tumba
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.4K
$833 SEK 7,710
16.43%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,632
$656 SEK 6,077
-26.52%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.6K
$1,390 SEK 12.9K
14.73%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.2K
$1,061 SEK 9,825
11.56%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$72.5K
$4,334 SEK 40.1K
-6.55%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$116.7K
$3,042 SEK 28.2K
114.36%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Tumba
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.5K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
4.16
174.52%

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 Tumba: March 1, 2026

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