Cost of Living Comparison Between La Vega and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between La Vega and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: La Vega is 53.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 58.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: La Vega is 23.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.43 DOP 437

$11.99 MX$227

-38.03%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$42 DOP 2,472

$42.47 MX$803

-1.11%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.65 DOP 803

$10.47 MX$198

30.37%

Cappuccino

$1.02 DOP 60

$3.6 MX$68.2

-71.67%

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

$0.88 DOP 52

$1.44 MX$27.16

-38.89%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.61 DOP 36.05

$0.89 MX$16.79

-31.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.58 DOP 152

$3.09 MX$58.5

-16.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.43 DOP 261

$4.58 MX$86.6

-3.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.17 DOP 68.7

$1.38 MX$26.04

-15.22%

White Bread (500g)

$1.25 DOP 73.4

$1.85 MX$34.9

-32.43%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.1 DOP 65.1

$1.57 MX$29.68

-29.94%

Eggs

$1.19 DOP 70.3

$2.55 MX$48.3

-53.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.06 DOP 239

$8.61 MX$163

-52.85%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.74 DOP 161

$8.54 MX$161

-67.92%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.66 DOP 392

$10.98 MX$208

-39.34%

Apples (1kg)

$2.93 DOP 172

$2.72 MX$51.4

7.72%

Banana (1kg)

$0.72 DOP 42.55

$1.51 MX$28.57

-52.32%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.65 DOP 215

$1.88 MX$35.63

94.15%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.09 DOP 64.1

$2.19 MX$41.42

-50.23%

Potato (1kg)

$0.77 DOP 45.48

$1.87 MX$35.3

-58.82%

Onion (1kg)

$2.11 DOP 124

$2.19 MX$41.37

-3.65%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.41 DOP 24.01

$1.07 MX$20.23

-61.68%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 DOP 20.97

$1.09 MX$20.64

-66.97%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.94 DOP 291

$3.96 MX$74.9

24.75%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.97 DOP 469

$8.86 MX$167

-10.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.84 DOP 109

$1.72 MX$32.53

6.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.52 DOP 148

$2.61 MX$49.37

-3.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 DOP 50.7

$0.52 MX$9.74

65.38%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.24 MX$61.2

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.24 DOP 191

$2.38 MX$44.94

36.13%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$58.7

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.3 DOP 76.4

$1.31 MX$24.85

-0.76%

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

$30.3K MX$573K

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

$35.1K DOP 2.1M

$24K MX$453.6K

46.25%

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

$27.7 DOP 1,631

$84.2 MX$1,592

-67.12%

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

$22.14 MX$419

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$20.53 DOP 1,208

$30.14 MX$570

-31.88%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$13.67 DOP 805

$52 MX$983

-73.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.58 DOP 505

$18.72 MX$354

-54.17%

Cinema Ticket

$5.07 MX$95.9

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

$200 MX$3,787

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,081 DOP 299.1K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-4.72%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.51 DOP 1,148

$35.74 MX$676

-45.41%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.63 DOP 1,980

$39.8 MX$753

-15.50%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$58.2 DOP 3,428

$79 MX$1,493

-26.26%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$65.4 DOP 3,849

$88.4 MX$1,671

-26.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$965 MX$18.3K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$60.2 DOP 3,541

$474 MX$8,968

-87.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$256 DOP 15.1K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-84.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$285 DOP 16.8K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-76.31%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,081 MX$58.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$613 DOP 36.1K

$792 MX$15K

-22.55%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

57.62%

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

Last update for La Vega: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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