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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 36.3% cheaper than Eskilstuna without rent, and 26% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 20.3% cheaper than Eskilstuna without rent, and 17.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Eskilstuna
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$212
$13.29 SEK 123
-10.84%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$755
$67.7 SEK 627
-37.70%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$192
$10.62 SEK 98.4
1.22%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$62.2
$4.53 SEK 41.90
-23.40%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$26.01
$2.72 SEK 25.21
-46.69%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$16.16
$2.52 SEK 23.35
-64.29%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.7
$7.39 SEK 68.5
-58.73%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$79.1
$7.17 SEK 66.4
-38.35%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Eskilstuna
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.51
$1.52 SEK 14.06
-9.87%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.51
$3.17 SEK 29.31
-41.01%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.63
$3.62 SEK 33.49
-57.46%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.81
$4.03 SEK 37.33
-37.97%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$154
$14.20 SEK 131
-39.37%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$155
$11.82 SEK 109
-26.99%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$197
$13.51 SEK 125
-18.43%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$49.22
$3.44 SEK 31.87
-20.06%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.56
$2.63 SEK 24.31
-45.63%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.52
$2.69 SEK 24.93
-30.48%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.80
$3.79 SEK 35.12
-42.74%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.70
$1.54 SEK 14.28
22.08%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$40.21
$2.14 SEK 19.78
5.14%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$19.11
$2.67 SEK 24.70
-59.93%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.22
$1.72 SEK 15.95
-37.79%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$74.4
$7.45 SEK 68.9
-44.30%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$185
$8.95 SEK 82.9
15.53%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$30.06
$2.34 SEK 21.64
-28.21%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$44.46
$1.95 SEK 18.01
27.18%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Eskilstuna
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.93
$3.26 SEK 30.22
-83.13%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$475
$68.2 SEK 632
-61.12%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$57.6
$6.51 SEK 60.3
-50.54%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$44.42
$1.18 SEK 10.91
110.17%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.7
$62.7 SEK 581
-95.04%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.48
$1.90 SEK 17.61
-33.68%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$548.8K
$32.1K SEK 297.1K
-4.45%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$430.3K
$34.6K SEK 320.3K
-30.50%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Eskilstuna
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,476
$90.0 SEK 834
-8.39%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$399
$28.03 SEK 260
-20.48%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$537
$37.26 SEK 345
-19.43%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Eskilstuna
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$921
$25.68 SEK 238
100.31%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$327
$24.91 SEK 231
-26.58%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$89.2
$11.68 SEK 108
-57.36%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Eskilstuna
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,580
$126 SEK 1,171
58.19%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$94.9K
$724 SEK 6,700
633.09%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Eskilstuna
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$639
$106 SEK 984
-66.39%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$708
$31.77 SEK 294
24.52%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,442
$94.4 SEK 874
-14.66%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,581
$156 SEK 1,446
-43.43%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Eskilstuna
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.4K
$738 SEK 6,838
31.28%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,632
$626 SEK 5,795
-22.94%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.6K
$1,208 SEK 11.2K
32.06%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.2K
$1,066 SEK 9,874
11.01%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$72.5K
$3,242 SEK 30.0K
24.93%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$116.7K
$2,755 SEK 25.5K
136.70%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Eskilstuna
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.5K
$4,466 SEK 41.4K
-83.06%
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 Eskilstuna: March 2, 2026

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