Cost of Living Comparison Between San Francisco de Macoris and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between San Francisco de Macoris and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: San Francisco de Macoris is 43.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 51.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: San Francisco de Macoris is 42.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 56.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
San Francisco de Macoris
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.81 DOP 226
$11.85 MX$211
-67.85%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$13.47 DOP 801
$42.16 MX$750
-68.05%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.69 DOP 398
$10.75 MX$191
-37.77%
Cappuccino
$2.62 DOP 156
$3.47 MX$61.8
-24.50%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.57 DOP 33.75
$1.45 MX$25.85
-60.69%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.49 DOP 29.33
$0.90 MX$16.06
-45.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.14 DOP 127
$3.05 MX$54.3
-29.84%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 DOP 155
$4.42 MX$78.6
-40.95%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
San Francisco de Macoris
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.18 DOP 70.4
$1.37 MX$24.36
-13.87%
White Bread (500g)
$1.78 DOP 106
$1.87 MX$33.31
-4.81%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.14 DOP 67.7
$1.54 MX$27.46
-25.97%
Eggs
$1.40 DOP 83.0
$2.50 MX$44.53
-44.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.09 DOP 243
$8.61 MX$153
-52.50%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.53 DOP 210
$8.63 MX$154
-59.10%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.87 DOP 409
$11.02 MX$196
-37.66%
Apples (1kg)
$2.63 DOP 156
$2.75 MX$48.91
-4.36%
Banana (1kg)
$0.78 DOP 46.11
$1.43 MX$25.41
-45.45%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.30 DOP 77.3
$1.87 MX$33.32
-30.48%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.83 DOP 49.55
$2.17 MX$38.56
-61.75%
Potato (1kg)
$1.21 DOP 71.9
$1.88 MX$33.50
-35.64%
Onion (1kg)
$1.24 DOP 74.0
$2.25 MX$39.96
-44.89%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.61 DOP 36.02
$1.07 MX$18.99
-42.99%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.91 DOP 54.1
$1.07 MX$19.10
-14.95%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.42 DOP 203
$4.15 MX$73.9
-17.59%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.22 DOP 667
$10.34 MX$184
8.51%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.67 DOP 159
$1.68 MX$29.87
58.93%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.12 DOP 185
$2.48 MX$44.19
25.81%
🚌 Getting Around
San Francisco de Macoris
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.57 DOP 33.88
$0.55 MX$9.87
3.64%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.53 MX$472
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.50 DOP 208
$3.22 MX$57.2
8.70%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.01 DOP 120
$2.48 MX$44.15
-18.95%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.90 DOP 351
$3.11 MX$55.3
89.71%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.11 DOP 66.1
$1.26 MX$22.34
-11.90%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.2K DOP 1.6M
$30.7K MX$545.4K
-14.57%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.3K DOP 1.9M
$24.0K MX$427.6K
34.23%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
San Francisco de Macoris
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$39.24 DOP 2,333
$82.5 MX$1,467
-52.42%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.65 DOP 514
$22.29 MX$396
-61.19%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$35.58 DOP 2,115
$30.02 MX$534
18.52%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
San Francisco de Macoris
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$16.93 DOP 1,006
$51.4 MX$915
-67.09%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$8.28 DOP 492
$18.29 MX$325
-54.73%
Cinema Ticket
$4.13 DOP 245
$4.98 MX$88.7
-17.07%
🧸 Childcare & Education
San Francisco de Macoris
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$171 DOP 10.1K
$200 MX$3,558
-14.69%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,010 DOP 119.5K
$5,304 MX$94.4K
-62.10%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
San Francisco de Macoris
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.33 DOP 1,505
$35.71 MX$635
-29.07%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$52.7 DOP 3,131
$39.56 MX$704
33.16%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$67.1 DOP 3,987
$80.6 MX$1,433
-16.72%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$66.8 DOP 3,970
$88.3 MX$1,571
-24.39%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
San Francisco de Macoris
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$161 DOP 9,550
$969 MX$17.2K
-83.43%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$110 DOP 6,513
$482 MX$8,579
-77.28%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$337 DOP 20.0K
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-78.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$263 DOP 15.6K
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-77.78%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$72.1K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
San Francisco de Macoris
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.5K
-
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 San Francisco de Macoris: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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