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

🙂 Solo nomad: Miches is 37.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Miches is 15.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Miches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.99 DOP 412
$11.99 MX$227
-41.70%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.63 DOP 1,980
$42.47 MX$803
-20.81%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.44 DOP 438
$10.47 MX$198
-28.94%
Cappuccino
$1.24 DOP 72.8
$3.6 MX$68.2
-65.56%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.52 DOP 30.76
$1.44 MX$27.16
-63.89%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.82 DOP 48.33
$0.89 MX$16.79
-7.87%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.09 DOP 123
$3.09 MX$58.5
-32.36%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.49 DOP 147
$4.58 MX$86.6
-45.63%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Miches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 DOP 81.4
$1.38 MX$26.04
-
White Bread (500g)
$1.47 DOP 86.7
$1.85 MX$34.9
-20.54%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.49 DOP 87.5
$1.57 MX$29.68
-5.10%
Eggs
$1.39 DOP 82.1
$2.55 MX$48.3
-45.49%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.07 DOP 416
$8.61 MX$163
-17.89%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.19 DOP 247
$8.54 MX$161
-50.94%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.52 DOP 443
$10.98 MX$208
-31.51%
Apples (1kg)
$3.33 DOP 196
$2.72 MX$51.4
22.43%
Banana (1kg)
$0.85 DOP 50.1
$1.51 MX$28.57
-43.71%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.71 DOP 41.96
$1.88 MX$35.63
-62.23%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.83 DOP 108
$2.19 MX$41.42
-16.44%
Potato (1kg)
$1.32 DOP 77.8
$1.87 MX$35.3
-29.41%
Onion (1kg)
$2.4 DOP 141
$2.19 MX$41.37
9.59%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.67 DOP 39.25
$1.07 MX$20.23
-37.38%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.69 DOP 40.86
$1.09 MX$20.64
-36.70%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.37 DOP 198
$3.96 MX$74.9
-14.90%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.4 DOP 377
$8.86 MX$167
-27.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.75 DOP 162
$1.72 MX$32.53
59.88%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.62 DOP 154
$2.61 MX$49.37
0.38%
🚌 Getting Around
Miches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.71 DOP 101
$0.52 MX$9.74
228.85%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$50.5 DOP 2,974
$26.59 MX$503
90.00%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.48 DOP 205
$3.24 MX$61.2
7.41%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.61 DOP 94.9
$2.38 MX$44.94
-32.35%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.97 DOP 352
$3.11 MX$58.7
91.96%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.33 DOP 78.4
$1.31 MX$24.85
1.53%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.9K DOP 1.3M
$30.3K MX$573K
-27.82%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29K DOP 1.7M
$24K MX$453.6K
20.70%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Miches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$75 DOP 4,416
$84.2 MX$1,592
-10.96%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$25.39 DOP 1,495
$22.14 MX$419
14.68%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.65 DOP 2,158
$30.14 MX$570
21.60%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Miches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$17.13 DOP 1,008
$52 MX$983
-67.05%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.72 MX$354
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.19 DOP 305
$5.07 MX$95.9
2.37%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Miches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$59.9 DOP 3,528
$200 MX$3,787
-70.07%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,002 DOP 471.1K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
50.06%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Miches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$24.13 DOP 1,421
$35.74 MX$676
-32.48%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$25.39 DOP 1,495
$39.8 MX$753
-36.21%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$75.7 DOP 4,456
$79 MX$1,493
-4.15%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.6 DOP 4,982
$88.4 MX$1,671
-4.22%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Miches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$200 DOP 11.8K
$965 MX$18.3K
-79.27%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$134 DOP 7,901
$474 MX$8,968
-71.71%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$251 DOP 14.8K
$1,653 MX$31.2K
-84.80%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$203 DOP 11.9K
$1,202 MX$22.7K
-83.14%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Miches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$282 DOP 16.6K
$792 MX$15K
-64.33%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12
11.42
5.08%

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

Last update for Miches: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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