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

🙂 Solo nomad: Higuey is 28.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 46.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Higuey is 36.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.76 DOP 299

$11.58 MX$212

-58.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.95 DOP 1,822

$42 MX$769

-31.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.01 DOP 316

$10.5 MX$192

-52.29%

Cappuccino

$2.3 DOP 145

$3.43 MX$62.8

-32.94%

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

$0.5 DOP 31.28

$1.49 MX$27.34

-66.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.43 DOP 27.07

$0.94 MX$17.27

-54.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.82 DOP 114

$3.08 MX$56.3

-40.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 DOP 188

$4.37 MX$79.9

-31.58%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.04 DOP 65.2

$1.39 MX$25.44

-25.18%

White Bread (500g)

$1.02 DOP 64.2

$1.85 MX$33.81

-44.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.89 DOP 55.7

$1.58 MX$28.88

-43.67%

Eggs

$1.52 DOP 95.5

$2.51 MX$46

-39.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.58 DOP 162

$8.26 MX$151

-68.77%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.32 DOP 209

$8.7 MX$159

-61.84%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.94 DOP 311

$10.73 MX$196

-53.96%

Apples (1kg)

$3.19 DOP 201

$2.61 MX$47.74

22.22%

Banana (1kg)

$0.9 DOP 56.9

$1.49 MX$27.28

-39.60%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.01 DOP 189

$1.95 MX$35.72

54.36%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.01 DOP 126

$2.09 MX$38.26

-3.83%

Potato (1kg)

$0.98 DOP 61.5

$1.81 MX$33.05

-45.86%

Onion (1kg)

$2.37 DOP 149

$2.16 MX$39.62

9.72%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.1 DOP 69.1

$1.03 MX$18.85

6.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 DOP 54.7

$1.08 MX$19.7

-19.44%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.34 DOP 273

$4.14 MX$75.9

4.83%

Wine (Bottle)

$12 DOP 755

$8.88 MX$163

35.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.67 DOP 105

$1.67 MX$30.64

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.52 DOP 159

$2.53 MX$46.31

-0.40%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.99 DOP 62.3

$0.51 MX$9.27

94.12%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.68 MX$488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.35 DOP 211

$3.26 MX$59.7

2.76%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.15 DOP 135

$2.51 MX$45.94

-14.34%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.98 DOP 376

$3.12 MX$57.2

91.67%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 DOP 82.8

$1.31 MX$23.96

0.76%

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

$26.8K DOP 1.7M

$30.9K MX$565K

-13.01%

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

$32.2K DOP 2M

$23.9K MX$436.9K

34.76%

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

$51.6 DOP 3,247

$83 MX$1,520

-37.86%

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

$25.39 DOP 1,598

$22.59 MX$414

12.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.94 DOP 1,633

$29.51 MX$540

-12.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.58 DOP 918

$51.6 MX$944

-71.72%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.42 MX$337

Cinema Ticket

$4.22 DOP 266

$4.9 MX$89.7

-13.88%

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

$263 DOP 16.6K

$200 MX$3,668

31.30%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,975 DOP 502K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

53.99%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.1 DOP 3,721

$36.41 MX$667

62.35%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50.8 DOP 3,196

$39.91 MX$731

27.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$96.1 DOP 6,047

$79.9 MX$1,462

20.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 DOP 7,347

$87.7 MX$1,605

33.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$158 DOP 9,964

$983 MX$18K

-83.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$112 DOP 7,067

$470 MX$8,612

-76.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$281 DOP 17.7K

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-82.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$210 DOP 13.2K

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-82.37%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,839 MX$70.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,205 MX$113.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$724 MX$13.2K

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: December 2, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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