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

🙂 Solo nomad: Esperanza is 19.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Esperanza is 7.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.63 DOP 513

$11.85 MX$211

-27.17%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.7 DOP 3,012

$42.16 MX$750

20.21%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.44 DOP 442

$10.75 MX$191

-30.79%

Cappuccino

$2.71 DOP 161

$3.47 MX$61.8

-21.90%

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

$0.99 DOP 58.9

$1.45 MX$25.85

-31.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.83 DOP 49.20

$0.90 MX$16.06

-7.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.52 DOP 150

$3.05 MX$54.3

-17.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.22 DOP 310

$4.42 MX$78.6

18.10%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.34 DOP 79.8

$1.37 MX$24.36

-2.19%

White Bread (500g)

$1.77 DOP 105

$1.87 MX$33.31

-5.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.54 DOP 91.6

$1.54 MX$27.46

Eggs

$2.31 DOP 137

$2.50 MX$44.53

-7.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.98 DOP 415

$8.61 MX$153

-18.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.46 DOP 384

$8.63 MX$154

-25.14%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.18 DOP 665

$11.02 MX$196

1.45%

Apples (1kg)

$3.33 DOP 198

$2.75 MX$48.91

21.09%

Banana (1kg)

$0.88 DOP 52.2

$1.43 MX$25.41

-38.46%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.91 DOP 173

$1.87 MX$33.32

55.61%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.92 DOP 114

$2.17 MX$38.56

-11.52%

Potato (1kg)

$2.46 DOP 146

$1.88 MX$33.50

30.85%

Onion (1kg)

$2.29 DOP 136

$2.25 MX$39.96

1.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.13 DOP 67.3

$1.07 MX$18.99

5.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.90 DOP 53.5

$1.07 MX$19.10

-15.89%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.87 DOP 349

$4.15 MX$73.9

41.45%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.26 DOP 669

$10.34 MX$184

8.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.61 DOP 155

$1.68 MX$29.87

55.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.25 DOP 193

$2.48 MX$44.19

31.05%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.87

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$472

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.33 DOP 198

$3.22 MX$57.2

3.42%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.20 DOP 131

$2.48 MX$44.15

-11.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.03 DOP 358

$3.11 MX$55.3

93.89%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.33 DOP 79.3

$1.26 MX$22.34

5.56%

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

$26.4K DOP 1.6M

$30.7K MX$545.4K

-13.87%

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

$31.2K DOP 1.9M

$24.0K MX$427.6K

29.66%

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

$75.7 DOP 4,497

$82.5 MX$1,467

-8.27%

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

$25.61 DOP 1,522

$22.29 MX$396

14.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.75 DOP 2,184

$30.02 MX$534

22.42%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$915

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$325

Cinema Ticket

$6.61 DOP 393

$4.98 MX$88.7

32.73%

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

$272 DOP 16.1K

$200 MX$3,558

35.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,030 DOP 477.3K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

51.38%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.3 DOP 3,583

$35.71 MX$635

68.78%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.6 DOP 3,126

$39.56 MX$704

32.96%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.3 DOP 5,666

$80.6 MX$1,433

18.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$115 DOP 6,858

$88.3 MX$1,571

30.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.2K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,579

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.4K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$21.1K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.0K

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 Esperanza: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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