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

🙂 Solo nomad: San Pedro de Macoris is 28.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 47.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: San Pedro de Macoris is 15.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 50.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
San Pedro de Macoris
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.18 DOP 203
$11.88 MX$210
-73.23%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$51.4 DOP 3,275
$41.90 MX$740
22.60%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.50 DOP 414
$10.55 MX$186
-38.39%
Cappuccino
$1.00 DOP 63.9
$3.60 MX$63.5
-72.22%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.04 DOP 66.3
$1.50 MX$26.45
-30.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.79 DOP 50.1
$0.91 MX$16.09
-13.19%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.48 DOP 158
$3.08 MX$54.4
-19.48%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.91 DOP 185
$4.47 MX$78.8
-34.90%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
San Pedro de Macoris
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.34 DOP 85.6
$1.39 MX$24.54
-3.60%
White Bread (500g)
$1.72 DOP 110
$1.90 MX$33.47
-9.47%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.50 DOP 95.7
$1.60 MX$28.27
-6.25%
Eggs
$2.29 DOP 146
$2.60 MX$45.97
-11.92%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.09 DOP 452
$8.36 MX$148
-15.19%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.30 DOP 402
$8.64 MX$152
-27.08%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.15 DOP 711
$10.91 MX$192
2.20%
Apples (1kg)
$3.18 DOP 203
$2.61 MX$45.98
21.84%
Banana (1kg)
$0.91 DOP 57.8
$1.44 MX$25.46
-36.81%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.92 DOP 186
$1.96 MX$34.55
48.98%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.91 DOP 122
$2.12 MX$37.34
-9.91%
Potato (1kg)
$2.52 DOP 160
$1.86 MX$32.87
35.48%
Onion (1kg)
$2.28 DOP 145
$2.22 MX$39.20
2.70%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.12 DOP 71.7
$1.02 MX$17.99
9.80%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.95 DOP 60.5
$1.04 MX$18.36
-8.65%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.69 DOP 362
$4.05 MX$71.5
40.49%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.85 DOP 692
$10.18 MX$180
6.58%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.73 DOP 174
$1.69 MX$29.79
61.54%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.22 DOP 205
$2.62 MX$46.25
22.90%
🚌 Getting Around
San Pedro de Macoris
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.51 MX$9.09
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.52 MX$468
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.47 DOP 221
$3.15 MX$55.7
10.16%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.12 DOP 135
$2.46 MX$43.49
-13.82%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.83 DOP 372
$3.26 MX$57.5
78.83%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.33 DOP 85.0
$1.32 MX$23.36
0.76%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.3K DOP 1.7M
$30.1K MX$531.0K
-12.46%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.2K DOP 2.0M
$23.8K MX$419.3K
31.19%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
San Pedro de Macoris
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$76.8 DOP 4,898
$83.5 MX$1,474
-8.01%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$23.05 DOP 1,469
$22.86 MX$404
0.83%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.73 DOP 2,341
$30.04 MX$530
22.27%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
San Pedro de Macoris
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$25.87 DOP 1,649
$51.9 MX$916
-50.15%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.30 MX$323
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.84 DOP 436
$5.12 MX$90.4
33.59%
🧸 Childcare & Education
San Pedro de Macoris
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$273 DOP 17.4K
$201 MX$3,541
35.91%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,198 DOP 522.5K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
54.15%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
San Pedro de Macoris
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.9 DOP 3,755
$35.73 MX$631
64.88%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$52.0 DOP 3,316
$40.27 MX$711
29.18%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$96.2 DOP 6,133
$79.2 MX$1,398
21.49%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$116 DOP 7,387
$89.3 MX$1,576
29.82%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
San Pedro de Macoris
Playa del Carmen
Difference
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
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
San Pedro de Macoris
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$283 DOP 18.1K
$730 MX$12.9K
-61.17%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.9
11.42
12.96%

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Last update for San Pedro de Macoris: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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