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 32.4% cheaper than Umea without rent, and 25.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 34.4% cheaper than Umea without rent, and 17.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$209
$16.05 SEK 149
-26.17%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$744
$84.1 SEK 779
-49.87%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$190
$11.51 SEK 107
-6.60%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$61.3
$4.19 SEK 38.81
-17.18%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$25.65
$3.32 SEK 30.75
-56.33%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$15.93
$2.51 SEK 23.23
-64.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$53.9
$8.72 SEK 80.8
-65.02%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$77.9
$7.68 SEK 71.1
-42.45%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.17
$1.73 SEK 16.00
-20.81%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.05
$3.61 SEK 33.41
-48.20%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.25
$4.17 SEK 38.64
-63.07%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.18
$4.23 SEK 39.21
-40.90%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$152
$11.66 SEK 108
-26.16%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$152
$11.30 SEK 105
-23.63%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$195
$18.50 SEK 171
-40.43%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$48.53
$2.81 SEK 26.05
-2.14%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.21
$2.31 SEK 21.37
-38.10%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.05
$2.99 SEK 27.65
-37.46%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.26
$4.59 SEK 42.54
-52.72%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.23
$1.73 SEK 16.02
8.67%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$39.65
$1.74 SEK 16.10
29.31%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$18.85
$2.65 SEK 24.56
-59.62%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$18.95
$1.55 SEK 14.33
-30.97%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$73.3
$6.83 SEK 63.2
-39.24%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$182
$10.83 SEK 100
-4.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$29.64
$1.67 SEK 15.46
0.60%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$43.84
$2.19 SEK 20.26
13.24%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.80
$3.03 SEK 28.06
-81.85%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$468
$60.9 SEK 564
-56.47%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$56.8
$5.21 SEK 48.24
-38.20%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$43.80
$1.61 SEK 14.89
54.04%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$54.9
$45.84 SEK 425
-93.22%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.16
$1.95 SEK 18.02
-35.38%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$541.1K
$33.2K SEK 307.0K
-7.53%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$424.3K
$35.5K SEK 328.5K
-32.23%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,456
$68.1 SEK 631
21.06%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$393
$34.28 SEK 317
-34.98%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$530
$27.42 SEK 254
9.48%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$908
$50.9 SEK 472
1.00%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$323
$38.81 SEK 359
-52.87%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$88.0
$15.86 SEK 147
-68.60%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,530
$148 SEK 1,370
35.21%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$93.6K
$4,139 SEK 38.3K
28.17%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$630
$101 SEK 940
-64.81%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$698
$39.08 SEK 362
1.23%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,422
$126 SEK 1,163
-35.86%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,559
$133 SEK 1,234
-33.71%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.1K
$806 SEK 7,466
20.24%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,511
$543 SEK 5,024
-11.12%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.2K
$1,190 SEK 11.0K
34.08%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$20.9K
$875 SEK 8,098
35.36%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$71.5K
$4,984 SEK 46.2K
-18.73%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$115.1K
$3,251 SEK 30.1K
100.63%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.4K
$2,855 SEK 26.4K
-73.51%
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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Umea: March 2, 2026

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