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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 22.8% cheaper than Kalmar without rent, and 34.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 35.5% cheaper than Kalmar without rent, and 18.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Kalmar
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$209
$15.73 SEK 146
-24.67%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$744
$73.5 SEK 681
-42.64%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$190
$10.44 SEK 96.7
2.97%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$61.3
$4.67 SEK 43.25
-25.70%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$25.65
$2.88 SEK 26.63
-49.65%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$15.93
$2.79 SEK 25.86
-67.74%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$53.9
$9.93 SEK 92.0
-69.28%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$77.9
$7.23 SEK 67.0
-38.87%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Kalmar
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.17
$1.50 SEK 13.89
-8.67%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.05
$2.47 SEK 22.90
-24.29%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.25
$2.68 SEK 24.80
-42.54%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.18
$4.83 SEK 44.71
-48.24%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$152
$10.51 SEK 97.3
-18.08%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$152
$11.94 SEK 111
-27.72%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$195
$16.63 SEK 154
-33.73%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$48.53
$2.70 SEK 25.04
1.85%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.21
$2.71 SEK 25.09
-47.23%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.05
$3.17 SEK 29.31
-41.01%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.26
$3.78 SEK 35.05
-42.59%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.23
$1.43 SEK 13.24
31.47%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$39.65
$2.38 SEK 22.02
-5.46%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$18.85
$2.09 SEK 19.34
-48.80%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$18.95
$1.67 SEK 15.42
-35.93%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$73.3
$7.46 SEK 69.0
-44.37%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$182
$11.88 SEK 110
-12.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$29.64
$2.04 SEK 18.87
-17.65%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$43.84
$1.67 SEK 15.45
48.50%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Kalmar
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.80
$2.98 SEK 27.61
-81.54%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$468
$87.1 SEK 806
-69.54%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$56.8
$7.39 SEK 68.4
-56.43%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$43.80
$1.61 SEK 14.92
54.04%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$54.9
$53.1 SEK 492
-94.15%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.16
$1.99 SEK 18.41
-36.68%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$541.1K
$27.1K SEK 251.2K
13.04%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$424.3K
$27.7K SEK 256.4K
-13.17%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Kalmar
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,456
$119 SEK 1,106
-30.96%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$393
$28.72 SEK 266
-22.39%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$530
$30.50 SEK 282
-1.57%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Kalmar
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$908
$28.89 SEK 267
78.05%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$323
$16.11 SEK 149
13.53%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$88.0
$14.06 SEK 130
-64.58%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Kalmar
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,530
$146 SEK 1,354
36.80%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$93.6K
$4,216 SEK 39.0K
25.81%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Kalmar
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$630
$63.6 SEK 589
-43.83%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$698
$21.44 SEK 199
84.51%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,422
$61.6 SEK 570
30.74%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,559
$76.0 SEK 703
16.29%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Kalmar
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.1K
$955 SEK 8,839
1.56%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,511
$814 SEK 7,536
-40.75%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.2K
$1,363 SEK 12.6K
17.04%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$20.9K
$1,216 SEK 11.3K
-2.67%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$71.5K
$4,472 SEK 41.4K
-9.44%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$115.1K
$2,934 SEK 27.2K
122.31%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Kalmar
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.4K
$3,105 SEK 28.7K
-75.64%
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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Kalmar: February 28, 2026

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