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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 27% cheaper than Jonkoping without rent, and 30.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 48.7% cheaper than Jonkoping without rent, and 24.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Jonkoping
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.99 MX$227
$12.48 SEK 118
-3.93%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.47 MX$803
$87.1 SEK 823
-51.22%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.47 MX$198
$12.05 SEK 114
-13.11%
Cappuccino
$3.6 MX$68.2
$4.89 SEK 46.18
-26.38%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 MX$27.16
$1.85 SEK 17.5
-22.16%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 MX$16.79
$2.14 SEK 20.18
-58.41%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.09 MX$58.5
$8.19 SEK 77.4
-62.27%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.58 MX$86.6
$7.58 SEK 71.6
-39.58%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Jonkoping
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 MX$26.04
$1.66 SEK 15.7
-16.87%
White Bread (500g)
$1.85 MX$34.9
$2.15 SEK 20.33
-13.95%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 MX$29.68
$2.98 SEK 28.12
-47.32%
Eggs
$2.55 MX$48.3
$3.95 SEK 37.3
-35.44%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$163
$13 SEK 123
-33.77%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.54 MX$161
$11.52 SEK 109
-25.87%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.98 MX$208
$17.05 SEK 161
-35.60%
Apples (1kg)
$2.72 MX$51.4
$3.27 SEK 30.86
-16.82%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$28.57
$2.66 SEK 25.17
-43.23%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 MX$35.63
$2.91 SEK 27.51
-35.40%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.42
$4.47 SEK 42.22
-51.01%
Potato (1kg)
$1.87 MX$35.3
$1.68 SEK 15.86
11.31%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.37
$1.58 SEK 14.94
38.61%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$20.23
$2.02 SEK 19.07
-47.03%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$20.64
$1.29 SEK 12.17
-15.50%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 MX$74.9
$7.59 SEK 71.8
-47.83%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.86 MX$167
$10.46 SEK 98.8
-15.30%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MX$32.53
$1.81 SEK 17.05
-4.97%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 MX$49.37
$2.24 SEK 21.17
16.52%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Jonkoping
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.52 MX$9.74
$4.31 SEK 40.69
-87.94%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.59 MX$503
$80.2 SEK 758
-66.85%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$61.2
$5.67 SEK 53.6
-42.86%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.38 MX$44.94
$0.82 SEK 7.74
190.24%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$58.7
$78 SEK 737
-96.01%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$24.85
$1.96 SEK 18.54
-33.16%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K MX$573K
$25.1K SEK 237K
20.83%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24K MX$453.6K
$33.2K SEK 313.9K
-27.78%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Jonkoping
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$84.2 MX$1,592
$122 SEK 1,152
-30.92%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.14 MX$419
$28.36 SEK 268
-21.93%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.14 MX$570
$41.24 SEK 390
-26.92%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Jonkoping
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52 MX$983
$42.16 SEK 398
23.29%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.72 MX$354
$27.12 SEK 256
-30.97%
Cinema Ticket
$5.07 MX$95.9
$16.58 SEK 157
-69.42%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Jonkoping
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,787
$154 SEK 1,453
30.22%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,333 MX$100.8K
$4,138 SEK 39.1K
28.88%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Jonkoping
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.74 MX$676
$79.3 SEK 749
-54.93%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.8 MX$753
$35.11 SEK 332
13.36%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79 MX$1,493
$104 SEK 983
-24.07%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.4 MX$1,671
$130 SEK 1,231
-32.17%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Jonkoping
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$965 MX$18.3K
$833 SEK 7,869
15.91%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$474 MX$8,968
$677 SEK 6,392
-29.89%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,653 MX$31.2K
$1,426 SEK 13.5K
15.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,202 MX$22.7K
$1,230 SEK 11.6K
-2.31%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,081 MX$58.3K
$4,522 SEK 42.7K
-31.85%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,529 MX$142.3K
$4,098 SEK 38.7K
83.73%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Jonkoping
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$792 MX$15K
$2,815 SEK 26.6K
-71.87%
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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Jonkoping: October 29, 2025

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