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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 27.6% cheaper than Skelleftea without rent, and 39.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 38.5% cheaper than Skelleftea without rent, and 26.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Skelleftea
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.88 MX$210
$14.53 SEK 134
-18.24%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$41.90 MX$740
$67.5 SEK 623
-37.89%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.55 MX$186
$13.03 SEK 120
-19.03%
Cappuccino
$3.60 MX$63.5
$4.76 SEK 43.94
-24.37%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.50 MX$26.45
$2.55 SEK 23.51
-41.18%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.91 MX$16.09
$2.07 SEK 19.09
-56.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.08 MX$54.4
$9.12 SEK 84.2
-66.23%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.47 MX$78.8
$8.26 SEK 76.3
-45.88%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Skelleftea
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.39 MX$24.54
$1.68 SEK 15.48
-17.26%
White Bread (500g)
$1.90 MX$33.47
$2.68 SEK 24.71
-29.10%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.60 MX$28.27
$5.20 SEK 47.97
-69.23%
Eggs
$2.60 MX$45.97
$4.88 SEK 45.06
-46.72%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.36 MX$148
$11.78 SEK 109
-29.03%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.64 MX$152
$11.58 SEK 107
-25.39%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.91 MX$192
$22.45 SEK 207
-51.40%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 MX$45.98
$2.61 SEK 24.12
-
Banana (1kg)
$1.44 MX$25.46
$2.53 SEK 23.34
-43.08%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.96 MX$34.55
$3.23 SEK 29.78
-39.32%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.12 MX$37.34
$3.68 SEK 33.96
-42.39%
Potato (1kg)
$1.86 MX$32.87
$2.23 SEK 20.55
-16.59%
Onion (1kg)
$2.22 MX$39.20
$1.63 SEK 15.08
36.20%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 MX$17.99
$2.31 SEK 21.31
-55.84%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.04 MX$18.36
$1.44 SEK 13.27
-27.78%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.05 MX$71.5
$7.39 SEK 68.2
-45.20%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.18 MX$180
$16.17 SEK 149
-37.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.69 MX$29.79
$1.84 SEK 17.00
-8.15%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.62 MX$46.25
$1.75 SEK 16.15
49.71%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Skelleftea
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.51 MX$9.09
$4.20 SEK 38.76
-87.86%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.52 MX$468
$56.8 SEK 524
-53.28%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 MX$55.7
$8.63 SEK 79.6
-63.50%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.46 MX$43.49
$2.05 SEK 18.93
20.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.26 MX$57.5
$58.8 SEK 542
-94.45%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 MX$23.36
$1.88 SEK 17.35
-29.79%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.1K MX$531.0K
$32.3K SEK 297.7K
-6.73%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$419.3K
$34.8K SEK 320.9K
-31.66%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Skelleftea
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$83.5 MX$1,474
$172 SEK 1,589
-51.48%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.86 MX$404
$31.27 SEK 289
-26.89%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.04 MX$530
$27.77 SEK 256
8.17%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Skelleftea
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.9 MX$916
$40.19 SEK 371
29.14%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.30 MX$323
$24.82 SEK 229
-26.27%
Cinema Ticket
$5.12 MX$90.4
$15.64 SEK 144
-67.26%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Skelleftea
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$201 MX$3,541
$152 SEK 1,404
31.87%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,318 MX$93.9K
$4,065 SEK 37.5K
30.83%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Skelleftea
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.73 MX$631
$98.9 SEK 913
-63.88%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$40.27 MX$711
$41.70 SEK 385
-3.43%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79.2 MX$1,398
$84.0 SEK 776
-5.76%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$89.3 MX$1,576
$166 SEK 1,532
-46.20%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Skelleftea
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$947 MX$16.7K
$1,260 SEK 11.6K
-24.82%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$483 MX$8,525
$869 SEK 8,021
-44.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,599 MX$28.2K
$1,767 SEK 16.3K
-9.49%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,211 MX$21.4K
$1,401 SEK 12.9K
-13.55%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,996 MX$70.5K
$4,293 SEK 39.6K
-6.91%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,402 MX$113.0K
$2,608 SEK 24.1K
145.46%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Skelleftea
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$730 MX$12.9K
$2,790 SEK 25.8K
-73.85%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
4.5
153.78%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

Last update for Skelleftea: January 11, 2026

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