Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Sweden

Stockholm vs. Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Summary

Stockholm is 82.5% more expensive than Playa del Carmen.

Restaurants: pay 59.0% more in Stockholm
Groceries: pay 57.3% more in Stockholm
Transportation: pay 83.6% more in Stockholm
Housing: pay 97.6% more in Stockholm
Childcare: pay 83.6% more in Stockholm
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Stockholm
Clothing: pay 81.8% more in Stockholm

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, childcare, clothing, and restaurants in Stockholm are more expensive than in Playa del Carmen. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Stockholm.

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Stockholm vs. Playa del Carmen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Stockholm instead of Playa del Carmen, you would:

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pay 59.0% more for restaurants

	Playa del Carmen	Stockholm
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.90 MX$208.65	$16.93 SEK163.29	+42.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.83 MX$189.98	$11.64 SEK112.26	+7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 MX$28.48	$3.20 SEK30.83	+96.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MX$23.54	$2.55 SEK24.56	+89.7%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 57.3% more for groceries

	Playa del Carmen	Stockholm
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 MX$34.69	$3.44 SEK33.19	+74.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 MX$75.99	$6.66 SEK64.22	+53.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 MX$96.44	$6.75 SEK65.15	+22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 MX$39.77	$4.70 SEK45.35	+107.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.76 MX$65.94	$6.13 SEK59.12	+63.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 MX$22.73	$1.59 SEK15.35	+22.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MX$11.28	$1.34 SEK12.94	+108.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$15.73	$1.53 SEK14.79	+71.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 MX$16.44	$2.08 SEK20.03	+121.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$14.94	$0.88 SEK8.50	+3.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 MX$17.95	$0.84 SEK8.12	-17.7%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 83.6% more for transportation

	Playa del Carmen	Stockholm
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 MX$88.13	$6.94 SEK66.92	+38.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.08 MX$474.95	$112.14 SEK1,081.77	+314.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,003.27 MX$544K	$33,800.39 SEK326K	+9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.93 MX$454.78	$18.94 SEK182.68	-27.0%
Average			+83.6%

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pay 97.6% more for housing

	Playa del Carmen	Stockholm
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.51 MX$535.11	$44.55 SEK429.79	+46.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,072.23 MX$18,807.57	$1,570.17 SEK15,146.95	+46.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$484.68 MX$8,501.58	$1,035.21 SEK9,986.40	+113.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.40 MX$1,129.62	$183.26 SEK1,767.89	+184.6%
Average			+97.6%

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pay 83.6% more for childcare

	Playa del Carmen	Stockholm
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.43 MX$3,585.86	$161.61 SEK1,558.98	-20.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,361.26 MX$94,039.78	$15,445.56 SEK149K	+188.1%
Average			+83.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Playa del Carmen	Stockholm
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 MX$54.73	$8.36 SEK80.62	+167.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 MX$60.70	$5.17 SEK49.84	+49.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.17 MX$73.14	$8.04 SEK77.56	+92.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.49 MX$1,061.10	$48.65 SEK469.30	-19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MX$87.43	$19.04 SEK183.70	+282.0%
Average			+114.5%

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pay 81.8% more for clothing

	Playa del Carmen	Stockholm
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.98 MX$771.42	$100.97 SEK974.06	+129.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.89 MX$734.72	$47.01 SEK453.46	+12.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.82 MX$1,329.86	$123.10 SEK1,187.49	+62.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.61 MX$1,554.36	$197.83 SEK1,908.41	+123.2%
Average			+81.8%

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