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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nagua is 20.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nagua is 9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 46% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.41 DOP 536

$11.88 MX$210

-29.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$51.8 DOP 3,302

$41.90 MX$740

23.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.29 DOP 465

$10.55 MX$186

-30.90%

Cappuccino

$2.74 DOP 175

$3.60 MX$63.5

-23.89%

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

$1.03 DOP 65.9

$1.50 MX$26.45

-31.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.80 DOP 50.9

$0.91 MX$16.09

-12.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.49 DOP 159

$3.08 MX$54.4

-19.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.14 DOP 328

$4.47 MX$78.8

14.99%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 DOP 87.4

$1.39 MX$24.54

-1.44%

White Bread (500g)

$1.71 DOP 109

$1.90 MX$33.47

-10.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.54 DOP 98.4

$1.60 MX$28.27

-3.75%

Eggs

$2.20 DOP 140

$2.60 MX$45.97

-15.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.29 DOP 464

$8.36 MX$148

-12.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.50 DOP 414

$8.64 MX$152

-24.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.95 DOP 698

$10.91 MX$192

0.37%

Apples (1kg)

$3.32 DOP 212

$2.61 MX$45.98

27.20%

Banana (1kg)

$0.88 DOP 55.9

$1.44 MX$25.46

-38.89%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.91 DOP 186

$1.96 MX$34.55

48.47%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.92 DOP 122

$2.12 MX$37.34

-9.43%

Potato (1kg)

$2.48 DOP 158

$1.86 MX$32.87

33.33%

Onion (1kg)

$2.36 DOP 150

$2.22 MX$39.20

6.31%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.08 DOP 68.9

$1.02 MX$17.99

5.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.90 DOP 57.6

$1.04 MX$18.36

-13.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.85 DOP 373

$4.05 MX$71.5

44.44%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.60 DOP 676

$10.18 MX$180

4.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.62 DOP 167

$1.69 MX$29.79

55.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.23 DOP 206

$2.62 MX$46.25

23.28%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.09

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.39 DOP 216

$3.15 MX$55.7

7.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.22 DOP 142

$2.46 MX$43.49

-9.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.80 DOP 370

$3.26 MX$57.5

77.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.28 DOP 81.7

$1.32 MX$23.36

-3.03%

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

$26.9K DOP 1.7M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-10.47%

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

$32.0K DOP 2.0M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

34.64%

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

$77.6 DOP 4,944

$83.5 MX$1,474

-7.15%

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

$25.04 DOP 1,596

$22.86 MX$404

9.54%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.01 DOP 2,296

$30.04 MX$530

19.87%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.9 MX$916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$6.66 DOP 424

$5.12 MX$90.4

30.08%

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

$271 DOP 17.3K

$201 MX$3,541

35.00%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,088 DOP 515.5K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

52.08%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.2 DOP 3,775

$35.73 MX$631

65.77%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$51.4 DOP 3,274

$40.27 MX$711

27.56%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.6 DOP 6,091

$79.2 MX$1,398

20.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 DOP 7,443

$89.3 MX$1,576

30.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$947 MX$16.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$483 MX$8,525

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,599 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,211 MX$21.4K

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 %)

12.9

11.42

12.96%

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

Last update for Nagua: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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