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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 22.1% cheaper than Umea without rent, and 26.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 45.1% cheaper than Umea without rent, and 17.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.88 MX$210
$15.53 SEK 143
-23.50%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$41.90 MX$740
$82.8 SEK 765
-49.42%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.55 MX$186
$11.49 SEK 106
-8.18%
Cappuccino
$3.60 MX$63.5
$4.15 SEK 38.32
-13.25%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.50 MX$26.45
$3.43 SEK 31.69
-56.27%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.91 MX$16.09
$2.47 SEK 22.78
-63.16%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.08 MX$54.4
$9.15 SEK 84.5
-66.34%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.47 MX$78.8
$7.50 SEK 69.2
-40.40%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.39 MX$24.54
$1.72 SEK 15.88
-19.19%
White Bread (500g)
$1.90 MX$33.47
$3.52 SEK 32.48
-46.02%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.60 MX$28.27
$4.17 SEK 38.48
-61.63%
Eggs
$2.60 MX$45.97
$4.30 SEK 39.66
-39.53%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.36 MX$148
$11.72 SEK 108
-28.67%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.64 MX$152
$11.39 SEK 105
-24.14%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.91 MX$192
$18.79 SEK 173
-41.94%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 MX$45.98
$2.88 SEK 26.57
-9.38%
Banana (1kg)
$1.44 MX$25.46
$2.32 SEK 21.44
-37.93%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.96 MX$34.55
$2.97 SEK 27.45
-34.01%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.12 MX$37.34
$4.36 SEK 40.25
-51.38%
Potato (1kg)
$1.86 MX$32.87
$1.72 SEK 15.88
8.14%
Onion (1kg)
$2.22 MX$39.20
$1.75 SEK 16.18
26.86%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 MX$17.99
$2.59 SEK 23.92
-60.62%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.04 MX$18.36
$1.56 SEK 14.42
-33.33%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.05 MX$71.5
$6.96 SEK 64.2
-41.81%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.18 MX$180
$11.03 SEK 102
-7.71%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.69 MX$29.79
$1.74 SEK 16.05
-2.87%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.62 MX$46.25
$2.14 SEK 19.71
22.43%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.51 MX$9.09
$3.13 SEK 28.87
-83.71%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.52 MX$468
$59.0 SEK 544
-55.04%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 MX$55.7
$5.22 SEK 48.17
-39.66%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.46 MX$43.49
$1.65 SEK 15.20
49.09%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.26 MX$57.5
$47.11 SEK 435
-93.08%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 MX$23.36
$1.88 SEK 17.35
-29.79%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.1K MX$531.0K
$32.3K SEK 298.1K
-6.87%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$419.3K
$35.5K SEK 327.8K
-33.10%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$83.5 MX$1,474
$68.9 SEK 636
21.29%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.86 MX$404
$34.38 SEK 317
-33.51%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.04 MX$530
$27.32 SEK 252
9.96%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.9 MX$916
$51.4 SEK 474
0.99%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.30 MX$323
$37.92 SEK 350
-51.74%
Cinema Ticket
$5.12 MX$90.4
$15.83 SEK 146
-67.66%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$201 MX$3,541
$145 SEK 1,337
38.52%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,318 MX$93.9K
$4,163 SEK 38.4K
27.75%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.73 MX$631
$98.7 SEK 911
-63.81%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$40.27 MX$711
$38.09 SEK 352
5.72%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79.2 MX$1,398
$123 SEK 1,135
-35.58%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$89.3 MX$1,576
$133 SEK 1,227
-32.84%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$947 MX$16.7K
$794 SEK 7,330
19.24%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$483 MX$8,525
$550 SEK 5,079
-12.23%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,599 MX$28.2K
$1,183 SEK 10.9K
35.19%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,211 MX$21.4K
$879 SEK 8,113
37.76%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,996 MX$70.5K
$4,979 SEK 46.0K
-19.74%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,402 MX$113.0K
$3,346 SEK 30.9K
91.33%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Umea
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$730 MX$12.9K
$2,843 SEK 26.2K
-74.34%
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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Umea: January 11, 2026

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