Cost of Living Comparison Between Boca Chica and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Boca Chica and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Boca Chica is 22.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Boca Chica is 19.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.74 DOP 522

$11.85 MX$212

-26.24%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$40.60 DOP 2,425

$42.16 MX$755

-3.70%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.37 DOP 440

$10.75 MX$192

-31.44%

Cappuccino

$1.96 DOP 117

$3.47 MX$62.2

-43.52%

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

$1.02 DOP 61.0

$1.45 MX$26.01

-29.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.78 DOP 46.47

$0.90 MX$16.16

-13.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.02 DOP 121

$3.05 MX$54.7

-33.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.19 DOP 310

$4.42 MX$79.1

17.42%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.38 DOP 82.4

$1.37 MX$24.51

0.73%

White Bread (500g)

$1.79 DOP 107

$1.87 MX$33.51

-4.28%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.55 DOP 92.5

$1.54 MX$27.63

0.65%

Eggs

$1.61 DOP 96.4

$2.50 MX$44.81

-35.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.35 DOP 439

$8.61 MX$154

-14.63%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.19 DOP 370

$8.63 MX$155

-28.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.94 DOP 654

$11.02 MX$197

-0.73%

Apples (1kg)

$3.34 DOP 199

$2.75 MX$49.22

21.45%

Banana (1kg)

$0.86 DOP 51.3

$1.43 MX$25.56

-39.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.86 DOP 171

$1.87 MX$33.52

52.94%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 DOP 115

$2.17 MX$38.80

-11.06%

Potato (1kg)

$2.45 DOP 146

$1.88 MX$33.70

30.32%

Onion (1kg)

$2.38 DOP 142

$2.25 MX$40.21

5.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.09 DOP 65.2

$1.07 MX$19.11

1.87%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 DOP 54.2

$1.07 MX$19.22

-14.95%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.86 DOP 350

$4.15 MX$74.4

41.20%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.55 DOP 690

$10.34 MX$185

11.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.65 DOP 158

$1.68 MX$30.06

57.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.26 DOP 195

$2.48 MX$44.46

31.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.75 DOP 104

$0.55 MX$9.93

218.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.32 DOP 199

$3.22 MX$57.6

3.11%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.10 DOP 125

$2.48 MX$44.42

-15.32%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.03 DOP 360

$3.11 MX$55.7

93.89%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.33 DOP 79.5

$1.26 MX$22.48

5.56%

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

$26.1K DOP 1.6M

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-14.80%

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

$31.1K DOP 1.9M

$24.0K MX$430.3K

29.28%

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

$75.2 DOP 4,490

$82.5 MX$1,476

-8.85%

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

$25.00 DOP 1,493

$22.29 MX$399

12.16%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.62 DOP 2,127

$30.02 MX$537

18.65%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$921

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$327

Cinema Ticket

$6.99 DOP 418

$4.98 MX$89.2

40.36%

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

$266 DOP 15.9K

$200 MX$3,580

32.94%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,953 DOP 474.9K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

49.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 DOP 3,523

$35.71 MX$639

65.19%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.7 DOP 3,146

$39.56 MX$708

33.16%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$97.2 DOP 5,805

$80.6 MX$1,442

20.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$116 DOP 6,922

$88.3 MX$1,581

31.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.4K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,632

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$21.2K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

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 Boca Chica: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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