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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 22.4% cheaper than Botkyrka without rent, and 29% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 31.6% cheaper than Botkyrka without rent, and 19.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Botkyrka
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$212
$13.39 SEK 124
-11.50%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$755
$67.5 SEK 625
-37.52%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$192
$10.43 SEK 96.6
3.07%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$62.2
$4.63 SEK 42.84
-25.05%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$26.01
$2.82 SEK 26.14
-48.58%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$16.16
$2.40 SEK 22.24
-62.50%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.7
$7.25 SEK 67.1
-57.93%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$79.1
$7.34 SEK 68.0
-39.78%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Botkyrka
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.51
$1.73 SEK 16.05
-20.81%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.51
$3.08 SEK 28.55
-39.29%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.63
$4.07 SEK 37.72
-62.16%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.81
$4.44 SEK 41.13
-43.69%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$154
$12.74 SEK 118
-32.42%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$155
$11.82 SEK 109
-26.99%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$197
$15.81 SEK 146
-30.30%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$49.22
$3.47 SEK 32.14
-20.75%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.56
$2.57 SEK 23.80
-44.36%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.52
$2.49 SEK 23.10
-24.90%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.80
$4.51 SEK 41.73
-51.88%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.70
$1.75 SEK 16.24
7.43%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$40.21
$2.10 SEK 19.41
7.14%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$19.11
$2.51 SEK 23.21
-57.37%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.22
$1.62 SEK 14.98
-33.95%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$74.4
$7.50 SEK 69.5
-44.67%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$185
$12.88 SEK 119
-19.72%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$30.06
$1.73 SEK 16.00
-2.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$44.46
$1.89 SEK 17.51
31.22%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Botkyrka
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.93
$3.29 SEK 30.46
-83.28%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$475
$72.5 SEK 671
-63.40%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$57.6
$6.05 SEK 56.0
-46.78%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$44.42
$1.22 SEK 11.32
103.28%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.7
$21.03 SEK 195
-85.21%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.48
$1.91 SEK 17.70
-34.03%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$548.8K
$32.4K SEK 299.9K
-5.35%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$430.3K
$33.6K SEK 311.5K
-28.54%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Botkyrka
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,476
$89.1 SEK 825
-7.44%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$399
$27.91 SEK 258
-20.14%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$537
$36.04 SEK 334
-16.70%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Botkyrka
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$921
$39.70 SEK 368
29.57%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$327
$25.01 SEK 232
-26.87%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$89.2
$15.96 SEK 148
-68.80%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Botkyrka
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,580
$145 SEK 1,338
38.40%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$94.9K
$4,213 SEK 39.0K
25.91%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Botkyrka
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$639
$95.6 SEK 885
-62.65%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$708
$43.87 SEK 406
-9.82%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,442
$116 SEK 1,072
-30.40%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,581
$157 SEK 1,454
-43.76%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Botkyrka
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.4K
$854 SEK 7,910
13.49%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,632
$660 SEK 6,111
-26.92%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.6K
$1,380 SEK 12.8K
15.61%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.2K
$1,062 SEK 9,833
11.48%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$72.5K
$4,697 SEK 43.5K
-13.78%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$116.7K
$2,665 SEK 24.7K
144.71%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Botkyrka
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.5K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
4.16
174.52%

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 Botkyrka: March 2, 2026

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