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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nagua is 17.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nagua is 12.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.37 DOP 504

$11.85 MX$205

-29.37%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$51.7 DOP 3,112

$42.16 MX$730

22.51%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.34 DOP 442

$10.75 MX$186

-31.72%

Cappuccino

$2.71 DOP 163

$3.47 MX$60.2

-21.90%

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

$1.02 DOP 61.7

$1.45 MX$25.17

-29.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 DOP 46.40

$0.90 MX$15.64

-14.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.54 DOP 153

$3.05 MX$52.9

-16.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.07 DOP 305

$4.42 MX$76.5

14.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.33 DOP 80.4

$1.37 MX$23.72

-2.92%

White Bread (500g)

$1.77 DOP 107

$1.87 MX$32.43

-5.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.51 DOP 91.0

$1.54 MX$26.74

-1.95%

Eggs

$2.19 DOP 132

$2.50 MX$43.36

-12.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.10 DOP 428

$8.61 MX$149

-17.54%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.37 DOP 384

$8.63 MX$150

-26.19%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.06 DOP 667

$11.02 MX$191

0.36%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 DOP 197

$2.75 MX$47.62

19.27%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 DOP 51.5

$1.43 MX$24.73

-40.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.91 DOP 176

$1.87 MX$32.44

55.61%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.92 DOP 116

$2.17 MX$37.54

-11.52%

Potato (1kg)

$2.47 DOP 149

$1.88 MX$32.61

31.38%

Onion (1kg)

$2.28 DOP 137

$2.25 MX$38.91

1.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.10 DOP 66.2

$1.07 MX$18.49

2.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 DOP 55.2

$1.07 MX$18.59

-14.02%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.75 DOP 346

$4.15 MX$72.0

38.55%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.18 DOP 674

$10.34 MX$179

8.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.73 DOP 165

$1.68 MX$29.08

62.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.24 DOP 195

$2.48 MX$43.02

30.65%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.61

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$459

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.44 DOP 207

$3.22 MX$55.7

6.83%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.18 DOP 131

$2.48 MX$42.98

-12.10%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.93 DOP 357

$3.11 MX$53.9

90.68%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.28 DOP 77.2

$1.26 MX$21.75

1.59%

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

$26.5K DOP 1.6M

$30.7K MX$531.0K

-13.66%

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

$31.9K DOP 1.9M

$24.0K MX$416.4K

32.80%

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

$75.4 DOP 4,542

$82.5 MX$1,429

-8.62%

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

$25.31 DOP 1,525

$22.29 MX$386

13.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.27 DOP 2,186

$30.02 MX$520

20.82%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$891

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$317

Cinema Ticket

$6.97 DOP 420

$4.98 MX$86.3

39.96%

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

$264 DOP 15.9K

$200 MX$3,464

31.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,210 DOP 494.8K

$5,304 MX$91.9K

54.79%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.7 DOP 3,656

$35.71 MX$618

69.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$51.4 DOP 3,097

$39.56 MX$685

29.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$96.7 DOP 5,830

$80.6 MX$1,395

20.10%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$115 DOP 6,937

$88.3 MX$1,530

30.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$16.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,352

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$27.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$20.5K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$70.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.9

11.42

12.96%

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

Last update for Nagua: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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