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 20.5% cheaper than Sollentuna without rent, and 45.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 51.2% cheaper than Sollentuna without rent, and 31.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Sollentuna
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.99 MX$227
$15.59 SEK 147
-23.09%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.47 MX$803
$84.1 SEK 794
-49.50%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.47 MX$198
$10.71 SEK 101
-2.24%
Cappuccino
$3.6 MX$68.2
$4.46 SEK 42.13
-19.28%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 MX$27.16
$3.19 SEK 30.17
-54.86%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 MX$16.79
$2.41 SEK 22.74
-63.07%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.09 MX$58.5
$7.3 SEK 69
-57.67%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.58 MX$86.6
$7.16 SEK 67.7
-36.03%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Sollentuna
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 MX$26.04
$1.78 SEK 16.81
-22.47%
White Bread (500g)
$1.85 MX$34.9
$3.2 SEK 30.25
-42.19%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 MX$29.68
$3.93 SEK 37.12
-60.05%
Eggs
$2.55 MX$48.3
$4.27 SEK 40.37
-40.28%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$163
$13.03 SEK 123
-33.92%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.54 MX$161
$13 SEK 123
-34.31%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.98 MX$208
$19.27 SEK 182
-43.02%
Apples (1kg)
$2.72 MX$51.4
$3.49 SEK 32.95
-22.06%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$28.57
$2.71 SEK 25.61
-44.28%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 MX$35.63
$3.02 SEK 28.5
-37.75%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.42
$4.41 SEK 41.62
-50.34%
Potato (1kg)
$1.87 MX$35.3
$1.7 SEK 16.1
10.00%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.37
$2.13 SEK 20.15
2.82%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$20.23
$2.49 SEK 23.56
-57.03%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$20.64
$1.62 SEK 15.26
-32.72%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 MX$74.9
$8.23 SEK 77.8
-51.88%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.86 MX$167
$12.97 SEK 123
-31.69%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MX$32.53
$1.72 SEK 16.23
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 MX$49.37
$1.97 SEK 18.59
32.49%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Sollentuna
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.52 MX$9.74
$4.49 SEK 42.45
-88.42%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.59 MX$503
$107 SEK 1,012
-75.18%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$61.2
$6.05 SEK 57.1
-46.45%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.38 MX$44.94
$1.6 SEK 15.14
48.75%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$58.7
$20.7 SEK 196
-84.98%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$24.85
$1.94 SEK 18.31
-32.47%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K MX$573K
$33K SEK 312.1K
-8.26%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24K MX$453.6K
$34.1K SEK 322.2K
-29.65%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Sollentuna
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$84.2 MX$1,592
$134 SEK 1,271
-37.36%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.14 MX$419
$28.82 SEK 272
-23.18%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.14 MX$570
$42.54 SEK 402
-29.15%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Sollentuna
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52 MX$983
$39.02 SEK 369
33.21%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.72 MX$354
$25.12 SEK 237
-25.48%
Cinema Ticket
$5.07 MX$95.9
$17.83 SEK 168
-71.56%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Sollentuna
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,787
$149 SEK 1,404
34.76%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,333 MX$100.8K
$4,124 SEK 39K
29.31%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Sollentuna
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.74 MX$676
$98 SEK 926
-63.52%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.8 MX$753
$43.4 SEK 410
-8.29%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79 MX$1,493
$117 SEK 1,109
-32.73%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.4 MX$1,671
$166 SEK 1,568
-46.75%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Sollentuna
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$965 MX$18.3K
$1,433 SEK 13.5K
-32.60%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$474 MX$8,968
$1,031 SEK 9,742
-54.00%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,653 MX$31.2K
$2,398 SEK 22.7K
-31.07%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,202 MX$22.7K
$1,410 SEK 13.3K
-14.74%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,081 MX$58.3K
$4,477 SEK 42.3K
-31.18%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,529 MX$142.3K
$3,102 SEK 29.3K
142.76%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Sollentuna
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$792 MX$15K
$3,749 SEK 35.4K
-78.88%
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 Sollentuna: October 27, 2025

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