Cost of Living Comparison Between San Francisco de Macoris and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between San Francisco de Macoris and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: San Francisco de Macoris is 48.9% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 57.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: San Francisco de Macoris is 46.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 58.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
San Francisco de Macoris
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.81 DOP 226
$13.12 MX$233
-70.96%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$13.47 DOP 801
$53.8 MX$957
-74.97%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.69 DOP 398
$9.40 MX$167
-28.83%
Cappuccino
$2.62 DOP 156
$3.56 MX$63.4
-26.40%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.57 DOP 33.75
$1.60 MX$28.52
-64.38%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.49 DOP 29.33
$1.15 MX$20.54
-57.39%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.14 DOP 127
$3.16 MX$56.2
-32.28%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 DOP 155
$4.85 MX$86.2
-46.19%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
San Francisco de Macoris
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.18 DOP 70.4
$1.63 MX$29.07
-27.61%
White Bread (500g)
$1.78 DOP 106
$2.73 MX$48.64
-34.80%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.14 DOP 67.7
$1.88 MX$33.42
-39.36%
Eggs
$1.40 DOP 83.0
$2.63 MX$46.81
-46.77%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.09 DOP 243
$9.89 MX$176
-58.65%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.53 DOP 210
$8.40 MX$149
-57.98%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.87 DOP 409
$11.63 MX$207
-40.93%
Apples (1kg)
$2.63 DOP 156
$2.97 MX$52.9
-11.45%
Banana (1kg)
$0.78 DOP 46.11
$1.78 MX$31.75
-56.18%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.30 DOP 77.3
$2.06 MX$36.57
-36.89%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.83 DOP 49.55
$1.97 MX$35.13
-57.87%
Potato (1kg)
$1.21 DOP 71.9
$2.09 MX$37.11
-42.11%
Onion (1kg)
$1.24 DOP 74.0
$2.26 MX$40.19
-45.13%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.61 DOP 36.02
$1.46 MX$25.94
-58.22%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.91 DOP 54.1
$1.09 MX$19.39
-16.51%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.42 DOP 203
$4.34 MX$77.2
-21.20%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.22 DOP 667
$13.62 MX$242
-17.62%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.67 DOP 159
$1.67 MX$29.78
59.88%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.12 DOP 185
$3.54 MX$63.0
-11.86%
🚌 Getting Around
San Francisco de Macoris
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.57 DOP 33.88
$0.36 MX$6.40
58.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$337
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.50 DOP 208
$1.32 MX$23.54
165.15%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.01 DOP 120
$0.30 MX$5.36
570.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.90 DOP 351
$5.49 MX$97.6
7.47%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.11 DOP 66.1
$1.34 MX$23.78
-17.16%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.2K DOP 1.6M
$19.1K MX$340.1K
37.02%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.3K DOP 1.9M
$23.8K MX$422.8K
35.78%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
San Francisco de Macoris
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$39.24 DOP 2,333
$41.11 MX$731
-4.55%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.65 DOP 514
$27.78 MX$494
-68.86%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$35.58 DOP 2,115
$30.00 MX$534
18.60%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
San Francisco de Macoris
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$16.93 DOP 1,006
$53.5 MX$952
-68.37%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$8.28 DOP 492
$26.13 MX$465
-68.31%
Cinema Ticket
$4.13 DOP 245
$6.28 MX$112
-34.24%
🧸 Childcare & Education
San Francisco de Macoris
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$171 DOP 10.1K
$439 MX$7,817
-61.16%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,010 DOP 119.5K
$10.7K MX$191.1K
-81.29%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
San Francisco de Macoris
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.33 DOP 1,505
$57.1 MX$1,016
-55.65%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$52.7 DOP 3,131
$45.30 MX$806
16.29%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$67.1 DOP 3,987
$104 MX$1,854
-35.65%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$66.8 DOP 3,970
$108 MX$1,926
-38.31%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
San Francisco de Macoris
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$161 DOP 9,550
$996 MX$17.7K
-83.87%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$110 DOP 6,513
$624 MX$11.1K
-82.43%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$337 DOP 20.0K
$2,106 MX$37.5K
-84.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$263 DOP 15.6K
$1,218 MX$21.7K
-78.41%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$67.6K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.7K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
San Francisco de Macoris
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,096 MX$19.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.9
11.34
13.76%

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

Last update for San Francisco de Macoris: March 2, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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