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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 21.4% cheaper than Vaxjo without rent, and 27.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 32.1% cheaper than Vaxjo without rent, and 16.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Vaxjo
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$209
$12.64 SEK 117
-6.25%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$744
$69.5 SEK 644
-39.35%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$190
$10.38 SEK 96.1
3.56%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$61.3
$4.17 SEK 38.57
-16.79%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$25.65
$1.24 SEK 11.48
16.94%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$15.93
$1.30 SEK 12.01
-30.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$53.9
$7.14 SEK 66.1
-57.28%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$77.9
$6.72 SEK 62.3
-34.23%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Vaxjo
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.17
$1.78 SEK 16.44
-23.03%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.05
$2.35 SEK 21.75
-20.43%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.25
$4.10 SEK 37.96
-62.44%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.18
$4.05 SEK 37.54
-38.27%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$152
$14.27 SEK 132
-39.66%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$152
$11.37 SEK 105
-24.10%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$195
$13.74 SEK 127
-19.80%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$48.53
$3.63 SEK 33.65
-24.24%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.21
$2.60 SEK 24.12
-45.00%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.05
$1.55 SEK 14.37
20.65%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.26
$4.43 SEK 41.03
-51.02%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.23
$1.55 SEK 14.33
21.29%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$39.65
$1.98 SEK 18.36
13.64%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$18.85
$2.79 SEK 25.81
-61.65%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$18.95
$1.64 SEK 15.18
-34.76%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$73.3
$6.97 SEK 64.5
-40.46%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$182
$10.24 SEK 94.8
0.98%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$29.64
$1.70 SEK 15.72
-1.18%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$43.84
$1.88 SEK 17.44
31.91%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Vaxjo
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.80
$3.08 SEK 28.52
-82.14%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$468
$68.5 SEK 635
-61.28%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$56.8
$10.75 SEK 99.6
-70.05%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$43.80
$1.60 SEK 14.85
55.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$54.9
$20.83 SEK 193
-85.07%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.16
$1.91 SEK 17.64
-34.03%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$541.1K
$32.8K SEK 303.5K
-6.45%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$424.3K
$31.7K SEK 294.0K
-24.28%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Vaxjo
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,456
$89.5 SEK 828
-7.79%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$393
$28.07 SEK 260
-20.59%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$530
$32.72 SEK 303
-8.25%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Vaxjo
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$908
$39.19 SEK 363
31.26%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$323
$25.54 SEK 237
-28.39%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$88.0
$17.06 SEK 158
-70.81%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Vaxjo
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,530
$146 SEK 1,355
36.64%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$93.6K
$729 SEK 6,750
627.69%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Vaxjo
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$630
$104 SEK 961
-65.59%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$698
$25.96 SEK 240
52.39%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,422
$103 SEK 952
-21.69%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,559
$145 SEK 1,341
-39.02%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Vaxjo
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.1K
$837 SEK 7,750
15.82%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,511
$685 SEK 6,345
-29.62%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.2K
$1,578 SEK 14.6K
1.08%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$20.9K
$1,010 SEK 9,353
17.19%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$71.5K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$115.1K
$2,751 SEK 25.5K
137.07%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Vaxjo
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.4K
$3,414 SEK 31.6K
-77.84%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
4.53
152.10%

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 Vaxjo: March 3, 2026

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