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

🙂 Solo nomad: Shumen is 13.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Shumen is 22.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.51 BGN 15.88

$11.85 MX$211

-19.75%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.25 BGN 48.85

$42.16 MX$750

-30.62%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.95 BGN 14.95

$10.75 MX$191

-16.74%

Cappuccino

$1.64 BGN 2.73

$3.47 MX$61.8

-52.74%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.39 BGN 2.32

$1.45 MX$25.85

-4.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 BGN 1.16

$0.90 MX$16.06

-23.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.10 BGN 3.50

$3.05 MX$54.3

-31.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.26 BGN 3.77

$4.42 MX$78.6

-48.87%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.63 BGN 2.72

$1.37 MX$24.36

18.98%

White Bread (500g)

$0.89 BGN 1.48

$1.87 MX$33.31

-52.41%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.97 BGN 3.29

$1.54 MX$27.46

27.92%

Eggs

$3.02 BGN 5.04

$2.50 MX$44.53

20.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.20 BGN 15.36

$8.61 MX$153

6.85%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.64 BGN 9.42

$8.63 MX$154

-34.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.61 BGN 19.38

$11.02 MX$196

5.35%

Apples (1kg)

$1.77 BGN 2.96

$2.75 MX$48.91

-35.64%

Banana (1kg)

$2.12 BGN 3.54

$1.43 MX$25.41

48.25%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.05 BGN 3.43

$1.87 MX$33.32

9.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.35 BGN 3.92

$2.17 MX$38.56

8.29%

Potato (1kg)

$1.45 BGN 2.42

$1.88 MX$33.50

-22.87%

Onion (1kg)

$1.32 BGN 2.21

$2.25 MX$39.96

-41.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.92 BGN 1.53

$1.07 MX$18.99

-14.02%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 BGN 1.25

$1.07 MX$19.10

-29.91%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.50 BGN 5.84

$4.15 MX$73.9

-15.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.28 BGN 12.15

$10.34 MX$184

-29.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 BGN 1.70

$1.68 MX$29.87

-39.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.54 BGN 2.57

$2.48 MX$44.19

-37.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.87 BGN 1.46

$0.55 MX$9.87

58.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.23 BGN 43.80

$26.53 MX$472

-1.13%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 BGN 2.02

$3.22 MX$57.2

-62.42%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.33 BGN 0.55

$2.48 MX$44.15

-86.69%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.29 BGN 22.19

$3.11 MX$55.3

327.33%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.50 BGN 2.50

$1.26 MX$22.34

19.05%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$31.7K BGN 52.9K

$30.7K MX$545.4K

3.34%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$26.0K BGN 43.4K

$24.0K MX$427.6K

7.99%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$96.1 BGN 160

$82.5 MX$1,467

16.51%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$16.94 BGN 28.29

$22.29 MX$396

-24.00%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.85 BGN 23.13

$30.02 MX$534

-53.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.47 BGN 67.6

$51.4 MX$915

-21.33%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.88 BGN 19.84

$18.29 MX$325

-35.05%

Cinema Ticket

$7.17 BGN 11.98

$4.98 MX$88.7

43.98%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$239 BGN 399

$200 MX$3,558

19.41%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.8K BGN 18.0K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

103.56%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$54.3 BGN 90.7

$35.71 MX$635

52.11%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.21 BGN 70.5

$39.56 MX$704

6.70%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$81.7 BGN 136

$80.6 MX$1,433

1.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73.1 BGN 122

$88.3 MX$1,571

-17.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$282 BGN 472

$969 MX$17.2K

-70.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$193 BGN 322

$482 MX$8,579

-59.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$497 BGN 830

$1,595 MX$28.4K

-68.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$329 BGN 550

$1,184 MX$21.1K

-72.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,296 BGN 2,164

$4,050 MX$72.1K

-68.01%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,029 BGN 1,718

$6,522 MX$116.0K

-84.22%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,050 BGN 1,754

$756 MX$13.5K

38.83%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.57

11.42

-59.98%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Shumen: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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