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

🙂 Solo nomad: Miches is 29.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 38.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Miches is 34.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 46.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Miches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.60 DOP 392
$11.85 MX$211
-44.30%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.87 DOP 2,013
$42.16 MX$750
-19.66%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.28 DOP 433
$10.75 MX$191
-32.28%
Cappuccino
$1.30 DOP 77.4
$3.47 MX$61.8
-62.54%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.48 DOP 28.80
$1.45 MX$25.85
-66.90%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.80 DOP 47.48
$0.90 MX$16.06
-11.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.08 DOP 124
$3.05 MX$54.3
-31.80%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 DOP 147
$4.42 MX$78.6
-43.89%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Miches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.34 DOP 79.7
$1.37 MX$24.36
-2.19%
White Bread (500g)
$1.41 DOP 83.7
$1.87 MX$33.31
-24.60%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.53 DOP 90.7
$1.54 MX$27.46
-0.65%
Eggs
$1.46 DOP 87.0
$2.50 MX$44.53
-41.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.17 DOP 426
$8.61 MX$153
-16.72%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.14 DOP 246
$8.63 MX$154
-52.03%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.64 DOP 454
$11.02 MX$196
-30.67%
Apples (1kg)
$3.21 DOP 191
$2.75 MX$48.91
16.73%
Banana (1kg)
$0.85 DOP 50.7
$1.43 MX$25.41
-40.56%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.72 DOP 42.74
$1.87 MX$33.32
-61.50%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.86 DOP 110
$2.17 MX$38.56
-14.29%
Potato (1kg)
$1.35 DOP 80.0
$1.88 MX$33.50
-28.19%
Onion (1kg)
$2.31 DOP 138
$2.25 MX$39.96
2.67%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.70 DOP 41.46
$1.07 MX$18.99
-34.58%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.65 DOP 38.52
$1.07 MX$19.10
-39.25%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.37 DOP 200
$4.15 MX$73.9
-18.80%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.61 DOP 690
$10.34 MX$184
12.28%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.73 DOP 162
$1.68 MX$29.87
62.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.51 DOP 149
$2.48 MX$44.19
1.21%
🚌 Getting Around
Miches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.75 DOP 104
$0.55 MX$9.87
218.18%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$50.8 DOP 3,022
$26.53 MX$472
91.63%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.44 DOP 205
$3.22 MX$57.2
6.83%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.57 DOP 93.4
$2.48 MX$44.15
-36.69%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.98 DOP 355
$3.11 MX$55.3
92.28%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 DOP 75.2
$1.26 MX$22.34
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Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$22.3K DOP 1.3M
$30.7K MX$545.4K
-27.36%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.1K DOP 1.7M
$24.0K MX$427.6K
20.94%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Miches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$75.6 DOP 4,491
$82.5 MX$1,467
-8.39%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$25.20 DOP 1,498
$22.29 MX$396
13.06%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.15 DOP 2,149
$30.02 MX$534
20.42%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Miches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$17.28 DOP 1,027
$51.4 MX$915
-66.41%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$325
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.99 DOP 297
$4.98 MX$88.7
0.20%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Miches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$59.2 DOP 3,517
$200 MX$3,558
-70.42%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,159 DOP 484.9K
$5,304 MX$94.4K
53.81%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Miches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$23.83 DOP 1,417
$35.71 MX$635
-33.27%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$25.10 DOP 1,492
$39.56 MX$704
-36.55%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$76.0 DOP 4,519
$80.6 MX$1,433
-5.61%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$85.1 DOP 5,058
$88.3 MX$1,571
-3.65%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Miches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$201 DOP 12.0K
$969 MX$17.2K
-79.21%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$134 DOP 7,949
$482 MX$8,579
-72.27%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$258 DOP 15.3K
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-83.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$200 DOP 11.9K
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-83.12%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$72.1K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Miches
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.5K
-
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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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