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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 35% cheaper than Staffanstorp without rent, and 33.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 36.9% cheaper than Staffanstorp without rent, and 24.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Staffanstorp
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.73 MX$222
$13.45 SEK 127
-12.79%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$41.52 MX$785
$83.2 SEK 786
-50.11%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.57 MX$200
$10.48 SEK 99
0.86%
Cappuccino
$3.49 MX$65.9
$5.1 SEK 48.22
-31.57%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$27.33
$2.75 SEK 25.94
-47.27%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.97 MX$18.33
$2.16 SEK 20.41
-55.09%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.03 MX$57.2
$7.32 SEK 69.2
-58.61%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.59 MX$86.8
$8.06 SEK 76.1
-43.05%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Staffanstorp
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.42 MX$26.87
$1.76 SEK 16.6
-19.32%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$35.43
$3.01 SEK 28.45
-37.87%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$29.2
$3.19 SEK 30.13
-51.72%
Eggs
$2.6 MX$49.21
$4.55 SEK 42.95
-42.86%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.32 MX$157
$11.68 SEK 110
-28.77%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.54 MX$161
$12.47 SEK 118
-31.52%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.67 MX$202
$26.6 SEK 251
-59.89%
Apples (1kg)
$2.66 MX$50.2
$3.19 SEK 30.12
-16.61%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$28.5
$2.64 SEK 24.98
-42.80%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.9 MX$35.87
$2.95 SEK 27.83
-35.59%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.45
$4.34 SEK 41.04
-49.54%
Potato (1kg)
$1.78 MX$33.7
$1.76 SEK 16.6
1.14%
Onion (1kg)
$2.17 MX$41.05
$1.87 SEK 17.69
16.04%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$20.14
$2.2 SEK 20.81
-51.36%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$20.53
$1.55 SEK 14.62
-29.68%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.17 MX$78.8
$7.93 SEK 74.9
-47.41%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.75 MX$165
$12.86 SEK 121
-31.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.69 MX$31.91
$2.18 SEK 20.61
-22.48%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.53 MX$47.74
$2.6 SEK 24.53
-2.69%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Staffanstorp
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.51 MX$9.59
$3.46 SEK 32.67
-85.26%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.97 MX$510
$75 SEK 708
-64.04%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.25 MX$61.4
$6.78 SEK 64.1
-52.06%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.49 MX$47.01
$1.58 SEK 14.94
57.59%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$60.8
$57.5 SEK 543
-94.40%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$23.87
$1.93 SEK 18.19
-34.72%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$29.8K MX$564.1K
$32.9K SEK 310.4K
-9.18%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.4K MX$442.5K
$33.6K SEK 317.2K
-30.29%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Staffanstorp
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$84.2 MX$1,592
$135 SEK 1,280
-37.82%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.8 MX$431
$25.45 SEK 240
-10.41%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.04 MX$568
$38.48 SEK 364
-21.93%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Staffanstorp
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$972
$41.06 SEK 388
25.16%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.28 MX$346
$25.63 SEK 242
-28.68%
Cinema Ticket
$4.97 MX$94.1
$17.64 SEK 167
-71.83%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Staffanstorp
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$197 MX$3,719
$156 SEK 1,471
26.34%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,254 MX$99.3K
$4,189 SEK 39.6K
25.43%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Staffanstorp
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.81 MX$677
$88 SEK 831
-59.30%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.43 MX$745
$40.13 SEK 379
-1.74%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.9 MX$1,529
$124 SEK 1,167
-34.51%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$86.3 MX$1,631
$166 SEK 1,572
-48.12%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Staffanstorp
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$968 MX$18.3K
$845 SEK 7,981
14.63%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$478 MX$9,037
$657 SEK 6,207
-27.24%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,631 MX$30.8K
$1,412 SEK 13.3K
15.49%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,197 MX$22.6K
$1,073 SEK 10.1K
11.56%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,137 MX$59.3K
$4,319 SEK 40.8K
-27.37%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,586 MX$143.4K
$3,137 SEK 29.6K
141.84%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Staffanstorp
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$805 MX$15.2K
$3,108 SEK 29.4K
-74.09%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
4.33
163.74%

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Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

Last update for Staffanstorp: November 3, 2025

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