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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 12.7% cheaper than Gavle without rent, and 37.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 43.7% cheaper than Gavle without rent, and 22.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Gavle
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.99 MX$227
$12.83 SEK 121
-6.55%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.47 MX$803
$93.5 SEK 884
-54.59%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.47 MX$198
$10.32 SEK 97.5
1.45%
Cappuccino
$3.6 MX$68.2
$5.01 SEK 47.31
-28.14%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 MX$27.16
$2.07 SEK 19.58
-30.43%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 MX$16.79
$2.47 SEK 23.31
-63.97%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.09 MX$58.5
$8.52 SEK 80.5
-63.73%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.58 MX$86.6
$8.55 SEK 80.7
-46.43%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Gavle
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 MX$26.04
$1.81 SEK 17.07
-23.76%
White Bread (500g)
$1.85 MX$34.9
$2.53 SEK 23.89
-26.88%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 MX$29.68
$3.92 SEK 37.02
-59.95%
Eggs
$2.55 MX$48.3
$4.08 SEK 38.56
-37.50%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$163
$9.62 SEK 90.9
-10.50%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.54 MX$161
$10.27 SEK 97
-16.85%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.98 MX$208
$14.72 SEK 139
-25.41%
Apples (1kg)
$2.72 MX$51.4
$3.21 SEK 30.34
-15.26%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$28.57
$2.85 SEK 26.93
-47.02%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 MX$35.63
$3.51 SEK 33.18
-46.44%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.42
$4.44 SEK 41.92
-50.68%
Potato (1kg)
$1.87 MX$35.3
$1.81 SEK 17.07
3.31%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.37
$1.86 SEK 17.53
17.74%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$20.23
$2.62 SEK 24.78
-59.16%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$20.64
$1.62 SEK 15.32
-32.72%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 MX$74.9
$8.08 SEK 76.4
-50.99%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.86 MX$167
$11.88 SEK 112
-25.42%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MX$32.53
$1.65 SEK 15.58
4.24%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 MX$49.37
$1.87 SEK 17.7
39.57%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Gavle
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.52 MX$9.74
$3.84 SEK 36.31
-86.46%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.59 MX$503
$59 SEK 557
-54.89%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$61.2
$4.67 SEK 44.13
-30.62%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.38 MX$44.94
$1.32 SEK 12.43
80.30%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$58.7
$49.21 SEK 465
-93.68%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$24.85
$1.82 SEK 17.22
-28.02%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K MX$573K
$29.8K SEK 281.7K
1.66%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24K MX$453.6K
$33.8K SEK 319.3K
-29.01%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Gavle
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$84.2 MX$1,592
$85.8 SEK 810
-1.76%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.14 MX$419
$28.11 SEK 266
-21.24%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.14 MX$570
$41.58 SEK 393
-27.51%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Gavle
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52 MX$983
$48.98 SEK 463
6.12%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.72 MX$354
$15.92 SEK 150
17.59%
Cinema Ticket
$5.07 MX$95.9
$13.94 SEK 132
-63.63%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Gavle
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,787
$156 SEK 1,471
28.66%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,333 MX$100.8K
$6,531 SEK 61.7K
-18.34%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Gavle
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.74 MX$676
$96.8 SEK 915
-63.09%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.8 MX$753
$49.06 SEK 463
-18.87%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79 MX$1,493
$84.6 SEK 799
-6.63%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.4 MX$1,671
$156 SEK 1,474
-43.37%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Gavle
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$965 MX$18.3K
$829 SEK 7,829
16.50%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$474 MX$8,968
$899 SEK 8,490
-47.21%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,653 MX$31.2K
$1,748 SEK 16.5K
-5.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,202 MX$22.7K
$1,243 SEK 11.7K
-3.30%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,081 MX$58.3K
$2,454 SEK 23.2K
25.58%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,529 MX$142.3K
$1,787 SEK 16.9K
321.41%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Gavle
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$792 MX$15K
$3,256 SEK 30.8K
-75.69%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
4.1
178.54%

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

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

Last update for Gavle: October 28, 2025

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