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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 22.2% cheaper than Umea without rent, and 26.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 44.9% cheaper than Umea without rent, and 17.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.99 MX$227
$15.59 SEK 147
-23.09%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.47 MX$803
$82.8 SEK 782
-48.71%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.47 MX$198
$11.55 SEK 109
-9.35%
Cappuccino
$3.6 MX$68.2
$4.25 SEK 40.11
-15.29%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 MX$27.16
$3.3 SEK 31.19
-56.36%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 MX$16.79
$2.6 SEK 24.55
-65.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.09 MX$58.5
$9.15 SEK 86.4
-66.23%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.58 MX$86.6
$7.5 SEK 70.9
-38.93%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 MX$26.04
$1.76 SEK 16.59
-21.59%
White Bread (500g)
$1.85 MX$34.9
$3.47 SEK 32.81
-46.69%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 MX$29.68
$4.3 SEK 40.64
-63.49%
Eggs
$2.55 MX$48.3
$4.26 SEK 40.22
-40.14%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$163
$11.57 SEK 109
-25.58%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.54 MX$161
$11.09 SEK 105
-22.99%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.98 MX$208
$18.59 SEK 176
-40.94%
Apples (1kg)
$2.72 MX$51.4
$2.88 SEK 27.2
-5.56%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$28.57
$2.37 SEK 22.37
-36.29%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 MX$35.63
$2.82 SEK 26.63
-33.33%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.42
$4.55 SEK 42.96
-51.87%
Potato (1kg)
$1.87 MX$35.3
$1.68 SEK 15.84
11.31%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.37
$1.77 SEK 16.68
23.73%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$20.23
$2.52 SEK 23.76
-57.54%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$20.64
$1.55 SEK 14.66
-29.68%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 MX$74.9
$6.66 SEK 63
-40.54%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.86 MX$167
$10.56 SEK 99.8
-16.10%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MX$32.53
$1.66 SEK 15.72
3.61%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 MX$49.37
$2.11 SEK 19.95
23.70%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.52 MX$9.74
$2.99 SEK 28.22
-82.61%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.59 MX$503
$60.5 SEK 571
-56.03%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$61.2
$5.2 SEK 49.09
-37.69%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.38 MX$44.94
$1.67 SEK 15.73
42.51%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$58.7
$46.79 SEK 442
-93.35%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$24.85
$1.91 SEK 18.09
-31.41%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K MX$573K
$32.3K SEK 305.1K
-6.14%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24K MX$453.6K
$34.3K SEK 323.8K
-30.00%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$84.2 MX$1,592
$67.9 SEK 641
24.10%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.14 MX$419
$35.26 SEK 333
-37.21%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.14 MX$570
$27.21 SEK 257
10.77%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52 MX$983
$50.5 SEK 477
3.01%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.72 MX$354
$38.79 SEK 366
-51.74%
Cinema Ticket
$5.07 MX$95.9
$15.83 SEK 150
-67.97%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,787
$147 SEK 1,393
35.83%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,333 MX$100.8K
$4,138 SEK 39.1K
28.87%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.74 MX$676
$100 SEK 946
-64.29%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.8 MX$753
$38.18 SEK 361
4.24%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79 MX$1,493
$125 SEK 1,180
-36.80%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.4 MX$1,671
$133 SEK 1,253
-33.35%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$965 MX$18.3K
$803 SEK 7,587
20.21%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$474 MX$8,968
$547 SEK 5,168
-13.28%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,653 MX$31.2K
$1,193 SEK 11.3K
38.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,202 MX$22.7K
$870 SEK 8,220
38.14%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,081 MX$58.3K
$4,816 SEK 45.5K
-36.01%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,529 MX$142.3K
$3,218 SEK 30.4K
133.95%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$792 MX$15K
$2,755 SEK 26K
-71.26%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
4.53
152.10%

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 Umea: October 29, 2025

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