Cost of Living Comparison Between Bajos de Haina and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Bajos de Haina and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Bajos de Haina is 9.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bajos de Haina is 7.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 46.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.69 DOP 524

$11.85 MX$205

-26.67%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.8 DOP 3,062

$42.16 MX$730

20.49%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.32 DOP 441

$10.75 MX$186

-31.91%

Cappuccino

$2.61 DOP 157

$3.47 MX$60.2

-24.78%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.99 DOP 59.8

$1.45 MX$25.17

-31.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.79 DOP 47.36

$0.90 MX$15.64

-12.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.50 DOP 151

$3.05 MX$52.9

-18.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.98 DOP 300

$4.42 MX$76.5

12.67%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.34 DOP 80.7

$1.37 MX$23.72

-2.19%

White Bread (500g)

$1.79 DOP 108

$1.87 MX$32.43

-4.28%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.55 DOP 93.6

$1.54 MX$26.74

0.65%

Eggs

$2.30 DOP 138

$2.50 MX$43.36

-8.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.20 DOP 434

$8.61 MX$149

-16.38%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.14 DOP 370

$8.63 MX$150

-28.85%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.92 DOP 658

$11.02 MX$191

-0.91%

Apples (1kg)

$3.20 DOP 193

$2.75 MX$47.62

16.36%

Banana (1kg)

$0.91 DOP 54.7

$1.43 MX$24.73

-36.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.86 DOP 173

$1.87 MX$32.44

52.94%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 DOP 116

$2.17 MX$37.54

-11.06%

Potato (1kg)

$2.55 DOP 154

$1.88 MX$32.61

35.64%

Onion (1kg)

$2.28 DOP 137

$2.25 MX$38.91

1.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.14 DOP 68.8

$1.07 MX$18.49

6.54%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 DOP 54.9

$1.07 MX$18.59

-14.95%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.81 DOP 350

$4.15 MX$72.0

40.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.58 DOP 698

$10.34 MX$179

11.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.63 DOP 159

$1.68 MX$29.08

56.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.21 DOP 194

$2.48 MX$43.02

29.44%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.61

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$459

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.37 DOP 203

$3.22 MX$55.7

4.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.17 DOP 131

$2.48 MX$42.98

-12.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.88 DOP 355

$3.11 MX$53.9

89.07%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.27 DOP 76.7

$1.26 MX$21.75

0.79%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$26.8K DOP 1.6M

$30.7K MX$531.0K

-12.56%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$31.9K DOP 1.9M

$24.0K MX$416.4K

32.66%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$75.6 DOP 4,558

$82.5 MX$1,429

-8.31%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$25.55 DOP 1,540

$22.29 MX$386

14.63%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.60 DOP 2,145

$30.02 MX$520

18.59%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$891

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$317

Cinema Ticket

$6.85 DOP 413

$4.98 MX$86.3

37.55%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$268 DOP 16.2K

$200 MX$3,464

34.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,133 DOP 490.1K

$5,304 MX$91.9K

53.34%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.2 DOP 3,566

$35.71 MX$618

65.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.4 DOP 3,159

$39.56 MX$685

32.51%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$94.6 DOP 5,701

$80.6 MX$1,395

17.45%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$116 DOP 6,984

$88.3 MX$1,530

31.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$16.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,352

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$27.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$20.5K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$70.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.9

11.42

12.96%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Bajos de Haina: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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