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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 26.8% cheaper than Höllviken without rent, and 30.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 41.6% cheaper than Höllviken without rent, and 18.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Höllviken
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.99 MX$227
$13.58 SEK 128
-11.71%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.47 MX$803
$74.7 SEK 706
-43.17%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.47 MX$198
$10.59 SEK 100
-1.13%
Cappuccino
$3.6 MX$68.2
$4.53 SEK 42.8
-20.53%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 MX$27.16
$2.83 SEK 26.76
-49.12%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 MX$16.79
$2.12 SEK 19.99
-58.02%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.09 MX$58.5
$7.29 SEK 68.8
-57.61%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.58 MX$86.6
$6.19 SEK 58.5
-26.01%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Höllviken
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 MX$26.04
$1.51 SEK 14.23
-8.61%
White Bread (500g)
$1.85 MX$34.9
$2.5 SEK 23.64
-26.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 MX$29.68
$2.57 SEK 24.31
-38.91%
Eggs
$2.55 MX$48.3
$4.39 SEK 41.52
-41.91%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$163
$10.55 SEK 99.6
-18.39%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.54 MX$161
$11.94 SEK 113
-28.48%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.98 MX$208
$16.13 SEK 152
-31.93%
Apples (1kg)
$2.72 MX$51.4
$2.85 SEK 26.95
-4.56%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$28.57
$2.82 SEK 26.65
-46.45%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 MX$35.63
$3.29 SEK 31.08
-42.86%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.42
$3.78 SEK 35.69
-42.06%
Potato (1kg)
$1.87 MX$35.3
$1.49 SEK 14.06
25.50%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.37
$1.46 SEK 13.77
50.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$20.23
$2.07 SEK 19.54
-48.31%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$20.64
$1.61 SEK 15.21
-32.30%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 MX$74.9
$7.5 SEK 70.8
-47.20%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.86 MX$167
$13.02 SEK 123
-31.95%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MX$32.53
$2.35 SEK 22.21
-26.81%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 MX$49.37
$2.74 SEK 25.93
-4.74%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Höllviken
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.52 MX$9.74
$3.47 SEK 32.77
-85.01%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.59 MX$503
$72.4 SEK 684
-63.27%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$61.2
$6.76 SEK 63.9
-52.07%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.38 MX$44.94
$1.9 SEK 17.91
25.26%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$58.7
$53.5 SEK 505
-94.18%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$24.85
$1.91 SEK 18.02
-31.41%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K MX$573K
$33K SEK 311.3K
-8.03%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24K MX$453.6K
$34.1K SEK 321.8K
-29.55%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Höllviken
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$84.2 MX$1,592
$117 SEK 1,108
-28.16%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.14 MX$419
$27.98 SEK 264
-20.87%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.14 MX$570
$36.59 SEK 346
-17.63%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Höllviken
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52 MX$983
$39.74 SEK 375
30.80%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.72 MX$354
$25.48 SEK 241
-26.53%
Cinema Ticket
$5.07 MX$95.9
$18.17 SEK 172
-72.10%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Höllviken
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,787
$148 SEK 1,395
35.67%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,333 MX$100.8K
$4,057 SEK 38.3K
31.45%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Höllviken
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.74 MX$676
$81.5 SEK 770
-56.15%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.8 MX$753
$42.91 SEK 405
-7.25%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79 MX$1,493
$85.9 SEK 812
-8.11%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.4 MX$1,671
$112 SEK 1,062
-21.39%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Höllviken
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$965 MX$18.3K
$838 SEK 7,919
15.18%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$474 MX$8,968
$667 SEK 6,297
-28.83%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,653 MX$31.2K
$1,421 SEK 13.4K
16.34%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,202 MX$22.7K
$1,087 SEK 10.3K
10.60%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,081 MX$58.3K
$4,736 SEK 44.7K
-34.93%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,529 MX$142.3K
$2,883 SEK 27.2K
161.14%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Höllviken
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$792 MX$15K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
4.66
145.06%

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 Höllviken: October 29, 2025

Similar cities

Join the CityCost newsletter – low traffic, no spam, and easy to unsubscribe. Your email stays private.