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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 24% cheaper than Visby without rent, and 27.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 19% cheaper than Visby without rent, and 18.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Visby
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$212
$10.59 SEK 98.1
11.90%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$755
$96.0 SEK 889
-56.07%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$192
$9.52 SEK 88.2
12.92%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$62.2
$3.04 SEK 28.14
14.14%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$26.01
$3.07 SEK 28.38
-52.77%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$16.16
$2.77 SEK 25.67
-67.51%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.7
$7.70 SEK 71.3
-60.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$79.1
$4.30 SEK 39.80
2.79%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Visby
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.51
$1.61 SEK 14.88
-14.91%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.51
$2.71 SEK 25.09
-31.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.63
$3.22 SEK 29.81
-52.17%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.81
$3.92 SEK 36.25
-36.22%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$154
$10.62 SEK 98.4
-18.93%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$155
$12.00 SEK 111
-28.08%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$197
$18.80 SEK 174
-41.38%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$49.22
$3.14 SEK 29.03
-12.42%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.56
$2.56 SEK 23.66
-44.14%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.52
$3.12 SEK 28.89
-40.06%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.80
$3.67 SEK 33.95
-40.87%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.70
$1.89 SEK 17.50
-0.53%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$40.21
$1.83 SEK 16.93
22.95%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$19.11
$2.80 SEK 25.92
-61.79%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.22
$1.14 SEK 10.53
-6.14%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$74.4
$6.20 SEK 57.5
-33.06%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$185
$13.05 SEK 121
-20.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$30.06
$2.31 SEK 21.38
-27.27%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$44.46
$1.80 SEK 16.67
37.78%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Visby
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.93
$3.22 SEK 29.78
-82.92%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$475
$50.4 SEK 467
-47.39%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$57.6
$3.78 SEK 35.04
-14.81%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$44.42
$1.19 SEK 11.00
108.40%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.7
$84.3 SEK 781
-96.31%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.48
$1.89 SEK 17.51
-33.33%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$548.8K
$32.2K SEK 298.2K
-4.80%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$430.3K
$34.1K SEK 315.9K
-29.53%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Visby
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,476
$192 SEK 1,780
-57.09%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$399
$28.73 SEK 266
-22.42%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$537
$41.15 SEK 381
-27.05%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Visby
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$921
$48.62 SEK 450
5.80%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$327
$42.70 SEK 395
-57.17%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$89.2
$14.80 SEK 137
-66.35%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Visby
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,580
$161 SEK 1,490
24.27%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$94.9K
$4,209 SEK 39.0K
26.02%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Visby
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$639
$94.8 SEK 877
-62.32%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$708
$42.75 SEK 396
-7.46%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,442
$92.4 SEK 856
-12.83%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,581
$123 SEK 1,140
-28.25%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Visby
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.4K
$756 SEK 7,000
28.23%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,632
$578 SEK 5,352
-16.56%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.6K
$1,461 SEK 13.5K
9.20%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.2K
$1,070 SEK 9,912
10.59%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$72.5K
$3,837 SEK 35.5K
5.56%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$116.7K
$3,058 SEK 28.3K
113.29%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Visby
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.5K
$2,702 SEK 25.0K
-72.01%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
4.87
134.50%

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 Visby: March 1, 2026

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