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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 34.1% cheaper than Linkoping without rent, and 29.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 32.7% cheaper than Linkoping without rent, and 21.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Linkoping
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$210
$13.23 SEK 122
-10.43%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$746
$69.7 SEK 643
-39.54%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$190
$10.54 SEK 97.1
1.99%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$61.5
$4.51 SEK 41.60
-23.06%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$25.72
$2.84 SEK 26.17
-48.94%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$15.98
$2.46 SEK 22.68
-63.41%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.1
$7.36 SEK 67.8
-58.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$78.2
$7.20 SEK 66.4
-38.61%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Linkoping
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.24
$1.76 SEK 16.22
-22.16%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.14
$3.18 SEK 29.30
-41.19%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.32
$4.11 SEK 37.88
-62.53%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.31
$3.88 SEK 35.77
-35.57%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$152
$13.98 SEK 129
-38.41%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$153
$11.90 SEK 110
-27.48%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$195
$15.85 SEK 146
-30.47%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$48.67
$3.64 SEK 33.54
-24.45%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.28
$2.70 SEK 24.90
-47.04%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.15
$1.54 SEK 14.17
21.43%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.37
$5.63 SEK 51.9
-61.46%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.33
$1.52 SEK 13.99
23.68%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$39.76
$2.05 SEK 18.89
9.76%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$18.90
$2.76 SEK 25.45
-61.23%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.00
$1.68 SEK 15.51
-36.31%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$73.5
$7.55 SEK 69.6
-45.03%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$183
$13.32 SEK 123
-22.37%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$29.72
$1.77 SEK 16.29
-5.08%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$43.97
$1.89 SEK 17.43
31.22%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Linkoping
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.82
$3.43 SEK 31.62
-83.97%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$470
$78.2 SEK 721
-66.08%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$56.9
$14.40 SEK 133
-77.64%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$43.93
$1.60 SEK 14.76
55.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.0
$20.87 SEK 192
-85.10%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.22
$1.99 SEK 18.37
-36.68%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$542.7K
$32.1K SEK 296.4K
-4.63%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$425.5K
$34.8K SEK 320.9K
-30.92%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Linkoping
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,460
$88.3 SEK 814
-6.58%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$394
$28.48 SEK 263
-21.73%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$531
$36.01 SEK 332
-16.63%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Linkoping
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$911
$43.00 SEK 396
19.63%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$324
$53.4 SEK 492
-65.73%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$88.2
$15.74 SEK 145
-68.36%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Linkoping
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,540
$147 SEK 1,354
36.23%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$93.9K
$731 SEK 6,740
625.64%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Linkoping
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$632
$105 SEK 970
-66.07%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$700
$43.00 SEK 396
-8.00%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,426
$116 SEK 1,073
-30.81%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,563
$156 SEK 1,436
-43.30%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Linkoping
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.2K
$828 SEK 7,637
17.03%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,535
$650 SEK 5,990
-25.77%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.2K
$1,277 SEK 11.8K
24.88%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.0K
$1,075 SEK 9,913
10.10%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$71.7K
$4,920 SEK 45.4K
-17.68%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$115.4K
$2,958 SEK 27.3K
120.50%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Linkoping
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.4K
$2,840 SEK 26.2K
-73.37%
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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Linkoping: March 2, 2026

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