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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 34.8% cheaper than Stokke without rent, and 42.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 46.1% cheaper than Stokke without rent, and 31% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Stokke
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.99 MX$227
$28.88 NOK 287
-58.48%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.47 MX$803
$102 NOK 1,011
-58.20%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.47 MX$198
$13.58 NOK 135
-22.90%
Cappuccino
$3.6 MX$68.2
$4.79 NOK 47.61
-24.84%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 MX$27.16
$2.47 NOK 24.58
-41.70%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 MX$16.79
$2.01 NOK 19.95
-55.72%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.09 MX$58.5
$8.38 NOK 83.4
-63.13%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.58 MX$86.6
$8.93 NOK 88.8
-48.71%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Stokke
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 MX$26.04
$1.98 NOK 19.72
-30.30%
White Bread (500g)
$1.85 MX$34.9
$1.97 NOK 19.63
-6.09%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 MX$29.68
$2.54 NOK 25.27
-38.19%
Eggs
$2.55 MX$48.3
$3.45 NOK 34.32
-26.09%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$163
$10.08 NOK 100
-14.58%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.54 MX$161
$13.45 NOK 134
-36.51%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.98 MX$208
$35.05 NOK 349
-68.67%
Apples (1kg)
$2.72 MX$51.4
$2.7 NOK 26.88
0.74%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$28.57
$2.11 NOK 20.97
-28.44%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 MX$35.63
$3.1 NOK 30.81
-39.35%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.42
$3.64 NOK 36.24
-39.84%
Potato (1kg)
$1.87 MX$35.3
$2.28 NOK 22.73
-17.98%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.37
$1.8 NOK 17.89
21.67%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$20.23
$2.28 NOK 22.67
-53.07%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$20.64
$1.66 NOK 16.5
-34.34%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 MX$74.9
$14.08 NOK 140
-71.88%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.86 MX$167
$13.17 NOK 131
-32.73%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MX$32.53
$3.22 NOK 32.03
-46.58%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 MX$49.37
$3.86 NOK 38.43
-32.38%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Stokke
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.52 MX$9.74
$4.05 NOK 40.25
-87.16%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.59 MX$503
$64.6 NOK 643
-58.86%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$61.2
$15.48 NOK 154
-79.07%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.38 MX$44.94
$1.45 NOK 14.47
64.14%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$58.7
$102 NOK 1,016
-96.96%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$24.85
$2.08 NOK 20.65
-37.02%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K MX$573K
$35.1K NOK 349.1K
-13.64%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24K MX$453.6K
$38.1K NOK 379.1K
-37.03%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Stokke
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$84.2 MX$1,592
$209 NOK 2,083
-59.76%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.14 MX$419
$30.68 NOK 305
-27.84%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.14 MX$570
$37.48 NOK 373
-19.58%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Stokke
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52 MX$983
$53.9 NOK 536
-3.56%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.72 MX$354
$35.6 NOK 354
-47.42%
Cinema Ticket
$5.07 MX$95.9
$15.11 NOK 150
-66.45%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Stokke
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,787
$312 NOK 3,100
-35.71%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,333 MX$100.8K
$10.1K NOK 100.6K
-47.27%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Stokke
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.74 MX$676
$68.5 NOK 681
-47.81%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.8 MX$753
$22.68 NOK 226
75.49%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79 MX$1,493
$75.5 NOK 751
4.54%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.4 MX$1,671
$124 NOK 1,229
-28.46%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Stokke
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$965 MX$18.3K
$1,227 NOK 12.2K
-21.30%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$474 MX$8,968
$750 NOK 7,458
-36.73%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,653 MX$31.2K
$1,798 NOK 17.9K
-8.08%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,202 MX$22.7K
$1,176 NOK 11.7K
2.22%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,081 MX$58.3K
$5,442 NOK 54.1K
-43.38%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,529 MX$142.3K
$4,104 NOK 40.8K
83.47%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Stokke
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$792 MX$15K
$3,296 NOK 32.8K
-75.98%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
1.96
482.65%

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 Stokke: October 29, 2025

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