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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 31.8% cheaper than Sollentuna without rent, and 45.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 41.7% cheaper than Sollentuna without rent, and 31.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Sollentuna
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$212
$16.10 SEK 149
-26.40%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$755
$83.6 SEK 774
-49.59%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$192
$10.38 SEK 96.1
3.56%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$62.2
$4.65 SEK 43.04
-25.38%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$26.01
$3.20 SEK 29.61
-54.69%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$16.16
$2.47 SEK 22.84
-63.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.7
$7.22 SEK 66.8
-57.76%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$79.1
$7.29 SEK 67.5
-39.37%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Sollentuna
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.51
$1.72 SEK 15.88
-20.35%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.51
$3.21 SEK 29.71
-41.74%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.63
$4.00 SEK 37.05
-61.50%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.81
$4.36 SEK 40.39
-42.66%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$154
$12.61 SEK 117
-31.72%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$155
$12.99 SEK 120
-33.56%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$197
$19.63 SEK 182
-43.86%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$49.22
$3.46 SEK 32.07
-20.52%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.56
$2.66 SEK 24.60
-46.24%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.52
$3.14 SEK 29.05
-40.45%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.80
$4.58 SEK 42.42
-52.62%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.70
$1.71 SEK 15.85
9.94%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$40.21
$2.15 SEK 19.92
4.65%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$19.11
$2.61 SEK 24.21
-59.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.22
$1.63 SEK 15.08
-34.36%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$74.4
$7.91 SEK 73.2
-47.53%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$185
$13.11 SEK 121
-21.13%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$30.06
$1.71 SEK 15.79
-1.75%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$44.46
$1.95 SEK 18.10
27.18%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Sollentuna
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.93
$4.48 SEK 41.50
-87.72%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$475
$109 SEK 1,011
-75.71%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$57.6
$6.13 SEK 56.7
-47.47%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$44.42
$1.58 SEK 14.62
56.96%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.7
$20.91 SEK 194
-85.13%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.48
$1.99 SEK 18.38
-36.68%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$548.8K
$32.3K SEK 299.1K
-5.09%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$430.3K
$34.5K SEK 319.3K
-30.29%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Sollentuna
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,476
$137 SEK 1,265
-39.64%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$399
$29.25 SEK 271
-23.79%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$537
$41.48 SEK 384
-27.63%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Sollentuna
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$921
$38.06 SEK 352
35.16%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$327
$25.37 SEK 235
-27.91%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$89.2
$18.18 SEK 168
-72.61%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Sollentuna
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,580
$153 SEK 1,412
31.13%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$94.9K
$4,160 SEK 38.5K
27.50%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Sollentuna
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$639
$95.8 SEK 887
-62.73%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$708
$44.16 SEK 409
-10.42%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,442
$115 SEK 1,066
-30.02%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,581
$169 SEK 1,563
-47.66%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Sollentuna
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.4K
$1,397 SEK 12.9K
-30.63%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,632
$1,014 SEK 9,389
-52.44%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.6K
$2,458 SEK 22.8K
-35.09%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.2K
$1,393 SEK 12.9K
-15.04%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$72.5K
$4,209 SEK 39.0K
-3.76%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$116.7K
$3,031 SEK 28.1K
115.16%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Sollentuna
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.5K
$3,862 SEK 35.8K
-80.41%
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 Sollentuna: March 2, 2026

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