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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 38.1% cheaper than Taby without rent, and 31.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 31.6% cheaper than Taby without rent, and 20.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Taby
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$210
$13.38 SEK 123
-11.43%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$746
$68.5 SEK 632
-38.49%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$190
$10.45 SEK 96.4
2.87%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$61.5
$4.55 SEK 41.96
-23.74%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$25.72
$3.30 SEK 30.44
-56.06%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$15.98
$2.46 SEK 22.65
-63.41%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.1
$7.26 SEK 66.9
-57.99%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$78.2
$8.16 SEK 75.2
-45.83%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Taby
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.24
$1.78 SEK 16.37
-23.03%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.14
$3.06 SEK 28.24
-38.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.32
$3.87 SEK 35.64
-60.21%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.31
$4.52 SEK 41.64
-44.69%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$152
$12.89 SEK 119
-33.20%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$153
$11.65 SEK 107
-25.92%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$195
$19.58 SEK 181
-43.72%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$48.67
$3.62 SEK 33.34
-24.03%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.28
$2.66 SEK 24.48
-46.24%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.15
$1.61 SEK 14.82
16.15%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.37
$4.63 SEK 42.65
-53.13%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.33
$1.91 SEK 17.61
-1.57%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$39.76
$1.83 SEK 16.85
22.95%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$18.90
$2.55 SEK 23.54
-58.04%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.00
$1.56 SEK 14.39
-31.41%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$73.5
$7.54 SEK 69.5
-44.96%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$183
$14.08 SEK 130
-26.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$29.72
$1.71 SEK 15.80
-1.75%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$43.97
$2.37 SEK 21.85
4.64%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Taby
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.82
$4.20 SEK 38.74
-86.90%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$470
$104 SEK 955
-74.40%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$56.9
$6.21 SEK 57.3
-48.15%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$43.93
$1.23 SEK 11.33
101.63%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.0
$20.80 SEK 192
-85.05%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.22
$1.94 SEK 17.87
-35.05%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$542.7K
$32.7K SEK 301.1K
-6.11%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$425.5K
$34.4K SEK 317.0K
-30.07%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Taby
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,460
$89.7 SEK 827
-8.04%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$394
$28.77 SEK 265
-22.52%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$531
$38.04 SEK 351
-21.08%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Taby
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$911
$48.05 SEK 443
7.06%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$324
$25.52 SEK 235
-28.33%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$88.2
$17.47 SEK 161
-71.49%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Taby
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,540
$161 SEK 1,483
24.36%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$93.9K
$4,070 SEK 37.5K
30.34%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Taby
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$632
$106 SEK 973
-66.15%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$700
$43.71 SEK 403
-9.49%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,426
$116 SEK 1,068
-30.43%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,563
$159 SEK 1,462
-44.30%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Taby
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.2K
$849 SEK 7,828
14.17%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,535
$655 SEK 6,041
-26.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.2K
$1,380 SEK 12.7K
15.56%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.0K
$1,077 SEK 9,928
9.93%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$71.7K
$4,273 SEK 39.4K
-5.21%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$115.4K
$3,066 SEK 28.3K
112.74%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Taby
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.4K
$4,359 SEK 40.2K
-82.65%
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 Taby: March 3, 2026

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