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

🙂 Solo nomad: Cabarete is 14% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 31.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cabarete is 23.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.32 DOP 377

$11.85 MX$212

-46.67%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.06 DOP 2,094

$42.16 MX$755

-16.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.30 DOP 376

$10.75 MX$192

-41.40%

Cappuccino

$2.22 DOP 133

$3.47 MX$62.2

-36.02%

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

$0.99 DOP 58.9

$1.45 MX$26.01

-31.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.78 DOP 46.74

$0.90 MX$16.16

-13.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.60 DOP 156

$3.05 MX$54.7

-14.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.64 DOP 218

$4.42 MX$79.1

-17.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.99 DOP 59.3

$1.37 MX$24.51

-27.74%

White Bread (500g)

$1.41 DOP 84.2

$1.87 MX$33.51

-24.60%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.46 DOP 87.4

$1.54 MX$27.63

-5.19%

Eggs

$1.61 DOP 96.4

$2.50 MX$44.81

-35.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.27 DOP 434

$8.61 MX$154

-15.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.67 DOP 279

$8.63 MX$155

-45.89%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.80 DOP 347

$11.02 MX$197

-47.37%

Apples (1kg)

$0.92 DOP 54.9

$2.75 MX$49.22

-66.55%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 DOP 51.0

$1.43 MX$25.56

-40.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.85 DOP 111

$1.87 MX$33.52

-1.07%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.28 DOP 76.5

$2.17 MX$38.80

-41.01%

Potato (1kg)

$1.08 DOP 64.3

$1.88 MX$33.70

-42.55%

Onion (1kg)

$1.82 DOP 109

$2.25 MX$40.21

-19.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.06 DOP 63.1

$1.07 MX$19.11

-0.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.95 DOP 56.5

$1.07 MX$19.22

-11.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.44 DOP 205

$4.15 MX$74.4

-17.11%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.22 DOP 670

$10.34 MX$185

8.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.35 DOP 140

$1.68 MX$30.06

39.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.84 DOP 170

$2.48 MX$44.46

14.52%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.65 DOP 39.10

$0.55 MX$9.93

18.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.37 DOP 201

$3.22 MX$57.6

4.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.14 DOP 128

$2.48 MX$44.42

-13.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.87 DOP 351

$3.11 MX$55.7

88.75%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.30 DOP 77.8

$1.26 MX$22.48

3.17%

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

$26.5K DOP 1.6M

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-13.63%

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

$31.2K DOP 1.9M

$24.0K MX$430.3K

29.67%

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

$50.4 DOP 3,007

$82.5 MX$1,476

-38.94%

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

$24.94 DOP 1,490

$22.29 MX$399

11.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$16.90 DOP 1,009

$30.02 MX$537

-43.70%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$43.35 DOP 2,589

$51.4 MX$921

-15.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$327

Cinema Ticket

$6.95 DOP 415

$4.98 MX$89.2

39.56%

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

$268 DOP 16.0K

$200 MX$3,580

34.00%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,096 DOP 483.5K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

52.64%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.3 DOP 3,544

$35.71 MX$639

66.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$51.8 DOP 3,093

$39.56 MX$708

30.92%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.9 DOP 5,724

$80.6 MX$1,442

18.99%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 DOP 6,988

$88.3 MX$1,581

32.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$862 DOP 51.5K

$969 MX$17.4K

-11.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$258 DOP 15.4K

$482 MX$8,632

-46.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 DOP 36.1K

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-62.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$367 DOP 21.9K

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-69.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$300 DOP 17.9K

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-95.39%

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 Cabarete: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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