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

🙂 Solo nomad: Higuey is 36% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 47.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Higuey is 34.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.63 DOP 277

$11.85 MX$212

-60.93%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.11 DOP 1,739

$42.16 MX$755

-30.95%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.07 DOP 303

$10.75 MX$192

-52.84%

Cappuccino

$2.22 DOP 132

$3.47 MX$62.2

-36.02%

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

$0.46 DOP 27.25

$1.45 MX$26.01

-68.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.44 DOP 26.25

$0.90 MX$16.16

-51.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.89 DOP 113

$3.05 MX$54.7

-38.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 DOP 183

$4.42 MX$79.1

-30.77%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.04 DOP 62.1

$1.37 MX$24.51

-24.09%

White Bread (500g)

$1.05 DOP 62.4

$1.87 MX$33.51

-43.85%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.82 DOP 48.68

$1.54 MX$27.63

-46.75%

Eggs

$1.53 DOP 91.6

$2.50 MX$44.81

-38.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.59 DOP 155

$8.61 MX$154

-69.92%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.42 DOP 204

$8.63 MX$155

-60.37%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.17 DOP 309

$11.02 MX$197

-53.09%

Apples (1kg)

$3.35 DOP 200

$2.75 MX$49.22

21.82%

Banana (1kg)

$0.86 DOP 51.4

$1.43 MX$25.56

-39.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.90 DOP 173

$1.87 MX$33.52

55.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.95 DOP 116

$2.17 MX$38.80

-10.14%

Potato (1kg)

$0.92 DOP 55.0

$1.88 MX$33.70

-51.06%

Onion (1kg)

$2.35 DOP 140

$2.25 MX$40.21

4.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.08 DOP 64.3

$1.07 MX$19.11

0.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 DOP 53.2

$1.07 MX$19.22

-16.82%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.19 DOP 250

$4.15 MX$74.4

0.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.59 DOP 692

$10.34 MX$185

12.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.69 DOP 101

$1.68 MX$30.06

0.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.49 DOP 148

$2.48 MX$44.46

0.40%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.03 DOP 61.6

$0.55 MX$9.93

87.27%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.36 DOP 201

$3.22 MX$57.6

4.35%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.12 DOP 127

$2.48 MX$44.42

-14.52%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.91 DOP 353

$3.11 MX$55.7

90.03%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.27 DOP 76.1

$1.26 MX$22.48

0.79%

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

$26.0K DOP 1.6M

$30.7K MX$548.8K

-15.29%

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

$31.5K DOP 1.9M

$24.0K MX$430.3K

30.91%

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

$50.9 DOP 3,041

$82.5 MX$1,476

-38.26%

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

$25.47 DOP 1,521

$22.29 MX$399

14.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.06 DOP 1,556

$30.02 MX$537

-13.19%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.23 DOP 850

$51.4 MX$921

-72.34%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$327

Cinema Ticket

$4.13 DOP 247

$4.98 MX$89.2

-17.07%

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

$272 DOP 16.2K

$200 MX$3,580

35.93%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,248 DOP 492.6K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

55.49%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.8 DOP 3,628

$35.71 MX$639

70.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.7 DOP 3,147

$39.56 MX$708

33.22%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.7 DOP 5,713

$80.6 MX$1,442

18.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$116 DOP 6,912

$88.3 MX$1,581

31.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$161 DOP 9,600

$969 MX$17.4K

-83.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$110 DOP 6,592

$482 MX$8,632

-77.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$277 DOP 16.6K

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-82.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$215 DOP 12.8K

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-81.83%

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 %)

12.25

11.42

7.27%

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

Last update for Higuey: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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