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 32.4% cheaper than Mora without rent, and 34.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 41.9% cheaper than Mora without rent, and 25.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Mora
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$212
$9.60 SEK 88.9
23.44%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$755
$111 SEK 1,024
-61.86%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$192
$11.42 SEK 106
-5.87%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$62.2
$5.03 SEK 46.60
-31.01%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$26.01
$1.19 SEK 11.00
21.85%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$16.16
$2.47 SEK 22.83
-63.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.7
$8.50 SEK 78.7
-64.12%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$79.1
$8.52 SEK 78.9
-48.12%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Mora
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.51
$1.77 SEK 16.42
-22.60%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.51
$3.48 SEK 32.27
-46.26%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.63
$2.88 SEK 26.65
-46.53%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.81
$4.55 SEK 42.17
-45.05%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$154
$12.90 SEK 119
-33.26%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$155
$11.53 SEK 107
-25.15%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$197
$19.22 SEK 178
-42.66%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$49.22
$3.46 SEK 32.01
-20.52%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.56
$2.51 SEK 23.20
-43.03%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.52
$3.37 SEK 31.21
-44.51%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.80
$4.56 SEK 42.27
-52.41%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.70
$1.45 SEK 13.43
29.66%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$40.21
$1.61 SEK 14.86
39.75%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$19.11
$2.52 SEK 23.31
-57.54%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.22
$0.71 SEK 6.60
50.70%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$74.4
$6.17 SEK 57.2
-32.74%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$185
$13.92 SEK 129
-25.72%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$30.06
$2.18 SEK 20.19
-22.94%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$44.46
$2.37 SEK 21.99
4.64%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Mora
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.93
$3.33 SEK 30.84
-83.48%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$475
$72.9 SEK 675
-63.58%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$57.6
$6.39 SEK 59.1
-49.61%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$44.42
$1.65 SEK 15.32
50.30%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.7
$62.6 SEK 580
-95.03%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.48
$1.81 SEK 16.76
-30.39%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$548.8K
$32.4K SEK 299.6K
-5.26%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$430.3K
$34.4K SEK 318.4K
-30.10%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Mora
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,476
$230 SEK 2,130
-64.14%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$399
$29.46 SEK 273
-24.34%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$537
$41.49 SEK 384
-27.65%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Mora
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$921
$41.01 SEK 380
25.43%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$327
$25.74 SEK 238
-28.94%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$89.2
$15.74 SEK 146
-68.36%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Mora
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,580
$164 SEK 1,523
21.64%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$94.9K
$4,106 SEK 38.0K
29.19%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Mora
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$639
$93.2 SEK 863
-61.70%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$708
$48.37 SEK 448
-18.21%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,442
$57.1 SEK 529
41.12%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,581
$201 SEK 1,859
-56.00%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Mora
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.4K
$829 SEK 7,676
16.94%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,632
$654 SEK 6,059
-26.30%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.6K
$1,366 SEK 12.6K
16.77%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.2K
$1,092 SEK 10.1K
8.42%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$72.5K
$4,163 SEK 38.6K
-2.71%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$116.7K
$2,841 SEK 26.3K
129.59%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Mora
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.5K
$2,644 SEK 24.5K
-71.39%
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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Mora: March 1, 2026

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