Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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Norway

Oslo vs. Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Summary

Oslo is 2.1 times more expensive than Playa del Carmen.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Oslo
Groceries: pay 73.1% more in Oslo
Transportation: pay 62.9% more in Oslo
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Oslo
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Oslo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Oslo
Clothing: pay 76.2% more in Oslo

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and groceries in Oslo are more expensive than in Playa del Carmen. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Oslo.

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Oslo vs. Playa del Carmen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oslo instead of Playa del Carmen, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Playa del Carmen	Oslo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.90 MX$208.65	$24.94 NOK240.63	+109.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.83 MX$189.98	$14.97 NOK144.38	+38.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 MX$28.48	$4.05 NOK39.10	+149.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MX$23.54	$3.35 NOK32.36	+150.0%
Average			+111.9%

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pay 73.1% more for groceries

	Playa del Carmen	Oslo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 MX$34.69	$4.01 NOK38.64	+102.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 MX$75.99	$6.90 NOK66.55	+59.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 MX$96.44	$8.43 NOK81.35	+53.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 MX$39.77	$5.06 NOK48.79	+123.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.76 MX$65.94	$7.42 NOK71.55	+97.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 MX$22.73	$1.59 NOK15.36	+22.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MX$11.28	$1.14 NOK10.99	+77.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$15.73	$1.51 NOK14.60	+68.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 MX$16.44	$2.31 NOK22.27	+146.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$14.94	$1.13 NOK10.85	+32.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 MX$17.95	$1.24 NOK12.00	+21.6%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 62.9% more for transportation

	Playa del Carmen	Oslo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 MX$88.13	$8.28 NOK79.90	+64.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.08 MX$474.95	$77.62 NOK748.85	+186.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,003.27 MX$544K	$34,920.78 NOK337K	+12.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.93 MX$454.78	$22.75 NOK219.46	-12.3%
Average			+62.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Playa del Carmen	Oslo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.51 MX$535.11	$53.79 NOK518.89	+76.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,072.23 MX$18,807.57	$1,763.00 NOK17,008.02	+64.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$484.68 MX$8,501.58	$1,414.97 NOK13,650.52	+191.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.40 MX$1,129.62	$233.70 NOK2,254.58	+262.9%
Average			+148.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Playa del Carmen	Oslo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.43 MX$3,585.86	$249.67 NOK2,408.63	+22.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,361.26 MX$94,039.78	$16,158.34 NOK156K	+201.4%
Average			+111.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Playa del Carmen	Oslo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 MX$54.73	$11.97 NOK115.50	+283.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 MX$60.70	$5.06 NOK48.81	+46.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.17 MX$73.14	$16.96 NOK163.63	+306.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.49 MX$1,061.10	$56.24 NOK542.60	-7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MX$87.43	$17.96 NOK173.26	+260.3%
Average			+178.0%

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pay 76.2% more for clothing

	Playa del Carmen	Oslo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.98 MX$771.42	$102.33 NOK987.18	+132.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.89 MX$734.72	$58.31 NOK562.48	+39.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.82 MX$1,329.86	$121.03 NOK1,167.60	+59.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.61 MX$1,554.36	$153.48 NOK1,480.61	+73.2%
Average			+76.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2026

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