Cost of Living Comparison Between Cabarete and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Cabarete and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Cabarete is 23.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 39.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Cabarete is 39.8% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 45.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cabarete
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.19 DOP 364
$13.38 MX$253
-53.74%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$36.2 DOP 2,131
$52.7 MX$997
-31.35%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.04 DOP 356
$9.31 MX$176
-35.12%
Cappuccino
$2.26 DOP 133
$3.61 MX$68.3
-37.40%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.04 DOP 61
$1.64 MX$30.91
-36.59%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.84 DOP 49.35
$1.12 MX$21.14
-25.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.54 DOP 149
$3.26 MX$61.7
-22.09%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.7 DOP 218
$4.82 MX$91.1
-23.24%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cabarete
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.91 DOP 53.6
$1.65 MX$31.24
-44.85%
White Bread (500g)
$1.43 DOP 84
$2.74 MX$51.7
-47.81%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.47 DOP 86.5
$1.92 MX$36.28
-23.44%
Eggs
$1.68 DOP 98.7
$2.51 MX$47.53
-33.07%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.31 DOP 430
$9.89 MX$187
-26.09%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.78 DOP 282
$8.39 MX$159
-43.03%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.6 DOP 329
$11.95 MX$226
-53.14%
Apples (1kg)
$0.97 DOP 57.4
$2.87 MX$54.3
-66.20%
Banana (1kg)
$0.86 DOP 50.5
$1.74 MX$32.85
-50.57%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.92 DOP 113
$2 MX$37.81
-4.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.32 DOP 77.9
$2.07 MX$39.14
-36.23%
Potato (1kg)
$1.1 DOP 64.9
$2.05 MX$38.78
-46.34%
Onion (1kg)
$1.74 DOP 102
$2.18 MX$41.22
-20.18%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.09 DOP 64.4
$1.38 MX$26.16
-21.01%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.95 DOP 55.8
$1.11 MX$21.06
-14.41%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.37 DOP 198
$4.16 MX$78.6
-18.99%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.4 DOP 613
$11.05 MX$209
-5.88%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.27 DOP 134
$1.75 MX$33.16
29.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.81 DOP 165
$3.7 MX$70
-24.05%
🚌 Getting Around
Cabarete
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.7 DOP 41.25
$0.38 MX$7.25
84.21%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.97 MX$359
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.42 DOP 202
$1.36 MX$25.72
151.47%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.13 DOP 125
$0.28 MX$5.25
660.71%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.96 DOP 351
$5.3 MX$100
12.45%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 DOP 76.6
$1.36 MX$25.63
-4.41%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.2K DOP 1.5M
$18.8K MX$354.6K
39.93%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.1K DOP 1.8M
$23.4K MX$441.7K
33.07%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cabarete
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$50.7 DOP 2,984
$39.97 MX$756
26.82%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$24.98 DOP 1,470
$27.48 MX$519
-9.10%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$16.76 DOP 986
$30.22 MX$571
-44.54%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cabarete
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$43.52 DOP 2,562
$52.6 MX$994
-17.26%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.84 MX$507
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.82 DOP 401
$6.32 MX$120
7.91%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cabarete
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$271 DOP 16K
$437 MX$8,258
-37.92%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,004 DOP 471.2K
$10.6K MX$199.9K
-24.29%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cabarete
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$60 DOP 3,533
$57.2 MX$1,082
4.89%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$50.4 DOP 2,967
$45.14 MX$853
11.65%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$97.9 DOP 5,764
$102 MX$1,928
-3.99%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$116 DOP 6,823
$109 MX$2,056
6.58%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cabarete
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$860 DOP 50.6K
$1,000 MX$18.9K
-14.00%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$259 DOP 15.3K
$622 MX$11.8K
-58.33%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$591 DOP 34.8K
$2,160 MX$40.8K
-72.62%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$371 DOP 21.9K
$1,235 MX$23.3K
-69.93%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,118 DOP 65.8K
$3,566 MX$67.4K
-68.64%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$780 DOP 45.9K
$2,480 MX$46.9K
-68.55%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cabarete
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$238 DOP 14K
$867 MX$16.4K
-72.51%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.9
11.34
13.76%

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

Last update for Cabarete: October 29, 2025

Last update for Mexico City: October 28, 2025

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