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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 26.5% cheaper than Lidingo without rent, and 32.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 37.3% cheaper than Lidingo without rent, and 17.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Lidingo
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.99 MX$227
$10.9 SEK 103
10.00%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.47 MX$803
$55.5 SEK 524
-23.41%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.47 MX$198
$8.7 SEK 82.2
20.34%
Cappuccino
$3.6 MX$68.2
$3.19 SEK 30.1
12.85%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 MX$27.16
$3.2 SEK 30.27
-55.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 MX$16.79
$2.63 SEK 24.83
-66.16%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.09 MX$58.5
$5.21 SEK 49.22
-40.69%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.58 MX$86.6
$4.81 SEK 45.42
-4.78%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Lidingo
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 MX$26.04
$1.59 SEK 15.03
-13.21%
White Bread (500g)
$1.85 MX$34.9
$2.75 SEK 25.98
-32.73%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 MX$29.68
$3.9 SEK 36.87
-59.74%
Eggs
$2.55 MX$48.3
$3.89 SEK 36.77
-34.45%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$163
$11.72 SEK 111
-26.54%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.54 MX$161
$12.51 SEK 118
-31.73%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.98 MX$208
$18.34 SEK 173
-40.13%
Apples (1kg)
$2.72 MX$51.4
$3.33 SEK 31.47
-18.32%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$28.57
$2.66 SEK 25.12
-43.23%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 MX$35.63
$3.59 SEK 33.88
-47.63%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.42
$3.8 SEK 35.9
-42.37%
Potato (1kg)
$1.87 MX$35.3
$2.2 SEK 20.74
-15.00%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.37
$1.99 SEK 18.81
10.05%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$20.23
$2.85 SEK 26.94
-62.46%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$20.64
$1.92 SEK 18.1
-43.23%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 MX$74.9
$8.11 SEK 76.6
-51.17%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.86 MX$167
$12.86 SEK 122
-31.10%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MX$32.53
$1.39 SEK 13.15
23.74%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 MX$49.37
$2.24 SEK 21.2
16.52%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Lidingo
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.52 MX$9.74
$3.4 SEK 32.11
-84.71%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.59 MX$503
$74.2 SEK 701
-64.16%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$61.2
$3.67 SEK 34.69
-11.72%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.38 MX$44.94
$1.59 SEK 15
49.69%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$58.7
$84.4 SEK 797
-96.31%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$24.85
$1.97 SEK 18.59
-33.50%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K MX$573K
$32.1K SEK 303.3K
-5.59%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24K MX$453.6K
$33.8K SEK 319.5K
-29.05%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Lidingo
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$84.2 MX$1,592
$187 SEK 1,770
-55.03%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.14 MX$419
$28.77 SEK 272
-23.04%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.14 MX$570
$41.28 SEK 390
-26.99%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Lidingo
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52 MX$983
$39.79 SEK 376
30.64%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.72 MX$354
$25.66 SEK 242
-27.05%
Cinema Ticket
$5.07 MX$95.9
$19.52 SEK 184
-74.03%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Lidingo
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,787
$160 SEK 1,513
25.06%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,333 MX$100.8K
$4,057 SEK 38.3K
31.43%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Lidingo
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.74 MX$676
$96 SEK 907
-62.77%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.8 MX$753
$42.92 SEK 405
-7.27%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79 MX$1,493
$92 SEK 869
-14.12%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.4 MX$1,671
$123 SEK 1,166
-28.40%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Lidingo
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$965 MX$18.3K
$827 SEK 7,810
16.78%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$474 MX$8,968
$642 SEK 6,063
-26.08%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,653 MX$31.2K
$1,400 SEK 13.2K
18.06%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,202 MX$22.7K
$1,063 SEK 10K
13.04%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,081 MX$58.3K
$4,363 SEK 41.2K
-29.38%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,529 MX$142.3K
$3,141 SEK 29.7K
139.71%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Lidingo
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$792 MX$15K
$2,647 SEK 25K
-70.09%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
4.87
134.50%

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 Lidingo: October 29, 2025

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