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 51.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 57.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: La Vega is 13.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.09 DOP 452

$11.88 MX$210

-40.32%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$41.76 DOP 2,662

$41.90 MX$740

-0.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.47 DOP 858

$10.55 MX$186

27.68%

Cappuccino

$1.01 DOP 64.3

$3.60 MX$63.5

-71.94%

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

$0.89 DOP 56.8

$1.50 MX$26.45

-40.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.66 DOP 42.06

$0.91 MX$16.09

-27.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.50 DOP 159

$3.08 MX$54.4

-18.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.40 DOP 280

$4.47 MX$78.8

-1.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.14 DOP 72.4

$1.39 MX$24.54

-17.99%

White Bread (500g)

$1.29 DOP 82.5

$1.90 MX$33.47

-32.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.10 DOP 69.8

$1.60 MX$28.27

-31.25%

Eggs

$1.23 DOP 78.6

$2.60 MX$45.97

-52.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.10 DOP 261

$8.36 MX$148

-50.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.73 DOP 174

$8.64 MX$152

-68.40%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.75 DOP 430

$10.91 MX$192

-38.13%

Apples (1kg)

$3.06 DOP 195

$2.61 MX$45.98

17.24%

Banana (1kg)

$0.72 DOP 45.58

$1.44 MX$25.46

-50.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.70 DOP 236

$1.96 MX$34.55

88.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.14 DOP 72.5

$2.12 MX$37.34

-46.23%

Potato (1kg)

$0.74 DOP 46.92

$1.86 MX$32.87

-60.22%

Onion (1kg)

$2.12 DOP 135

$2.22 MX$39.20

-4.50%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.44 DOP 28.03

$1.02 MX$17.99

-56.86%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 DOP 22.74

$1.04 MX$18.36

-65.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.01 DOP 319

$4.05 MX$71.5

23.70%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.16 DOP 584

$10.18 MX$180

-10.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.92 DOP 122

$1.69 MX$29.79

13.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.67 DOP 170

$2.62 MX$46.25

1.91%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 DOP 55.0

$0.51 MX$9.09

68.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 MX$55.7

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.12 DOP 199

$2.46 MX$43.49

26.83%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.26 MX$57.5

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 DOP 83.3

$1.32 MX$23.36

-0.76%

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

$30.1K MX$531.0K

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

$34.9K DOP 2.2M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

47.01%

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

$27.29 DOP 1,739

$83.5 MX$1,474

-67.33%

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

$22.86 MX$404

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$20.77 DOP 1,324

$30.04 MX$530

-30.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$13.35 DOP 851

$51.9 MX$916

-74.28%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.25 DOP 526

$18.30 MX$323

-54.92%

Cinema Ticket

$5.12 MX$90.4

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

$201 MX$3,541

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,092 DOP 324.5K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-4.26%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.62 DOP 1,251

$35.73 MX$631

-45.09%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.71 DOP 2,149

$40.27 MX$711

-16.29%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$59.2 DOP 3,771

$79.2 MX$1,398

-25.28%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$64.2 DOP 4,089

$89.3 MX$1,576

-28.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$947 MX$16.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$61.8 DOP 3,942

$483 MX$8,525

-87.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$254 DOP 16.2K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-84.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$293 DOP 18.7K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-75.80%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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