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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 16% cheaper than Mora without rent, and 34.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 50.6% cheaper than Mora without rent, and 26.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Mora
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.99 MX$227
$10.01 SEK 94.5
19.78%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.47 MX$803
$111 SEK 1,049
-61.75%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.47 MX$198
$11.54 SEK 109
-9.27%
Cappuccino
$3.6 MX$68.2
$5.05 SEK 47.73
-28.71%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 MX$27.16
$1.15 SEK 10.84
25.22%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 MX$16.79
$2.55 SEK 24.11
-65.10%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.09 MX$58.5
$8.46 SEK 79.9
-63.48%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.58 MX$86.6
$8.33 SEK 78.7
-45.02%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Mora
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 MX$26.04
$1.75 SEK 16.51
-21.14%
White Bread (500g)
$1.85 MX$34.9
$3.36 SEK 31.72
-44.94%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 MX$29.68
$2.8 SEK 26.46
-43.93%
Eggs
$2.55 MX$48.3
$4.72 SEK 44.63
-45.97%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$163
$12.6 SEK 119
-31.67%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.54 MX$161
$11.52 SEK 109
-25.87%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.98 MX$208
$19.1 SEK 180
-42.51%
Apples (1kg)
$2.72 MX$51.4
$3.63 SEK 34.28
-25.07%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$28.57
$2.5 SEK 23.59
-39.60%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 MX$35.63
$3.38 SEK 31.97
-44.38%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.42
$4.5 SEK 42.53
-51.33%
Potato (1kg)
$1.87 MX$35.3
$1.43 SEK 13.49
30.77%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.37
$1.61 SEK 15.19
36.02%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$20.23
$2.56 SEK 24.17
-58.20%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$20.64
$0.71 SEK 6.73
53.52%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 MX$74.9
$6.44 SEK 60.9
-38.51%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.86 MX$167
$12.58 SEK 119
-29.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MX$32.53
$2.16 SEK 20.43
-20.37%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 MX$49.37
$2.25 SEK 21.24
16.00%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Mora
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.52 MX$9.74
$3.37 SEK 31.83
-84.57%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.59 MX$503
$73.5 SEK 694
-63.81%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$61.2
$6.24 SEK 58.9
-48.08%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.38 MX$44.94
$1.59 SEK 15.03
49.69%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$58.7
$63.2 SEK 597
-95.08%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$24.85
$1.86 SEK 17.62
-29.57%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K MX$573K
$32.3K SEK 304.9K
-6.09%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24K MX$453.6K
$35.5K SEK 335.5K
-32.44%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Mora
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$84.2 MX$1,592
$232 SEK 2,189
-63.65%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.14 MX$419
$28.59 SEK 270
-22.56%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.14 MX$570
$42.09 SEK 398
-28.39%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Mora
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52 MX$983
$40.19 SEK 380
29.34%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.72 MX$354
$25.01 SEK 236
-25.15%
Cinema Ticket
$5.07 MX$95.9
$15.79 SEK 149
-67.89%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Mora
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,787
$164 SEK 1,553
21.84%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,333 MX$100.8K
$4,093 SEK 38.7K
30.29%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Mora
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.74 MX$676
$93.4 SEK 883
-61.74%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.8 MX$753
$49.16 SEK 464
-19.04%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79 MX$1,493
$58.7 SEK 554
34.55%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.4 MX$1,671
$207 SEK 1,960
-57.40%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Mora
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$965 MX$18.3K
$825 SEK 7,793
17.05%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$474 MX$8,968
$661 SEK 6,243
-28.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,653 MX$31.2K
$1,369 SEK 12.9K
20.69%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,202 MX$22.7K
$1,074 SEK 10.1K
11.90%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,081 MX$58.3K
$4,576 SEK 43.2K
-32.67%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,529 MX$142.3K
$3,260 SEK 30.8K
130.95%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Mora
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$792 MX$15K
$2,590 SEK 24.5K
-69.43%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
4.16
174.52%

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 Mora: October 28, 2025

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