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Las Terrenas vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Las Terrenas is 7.9% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% less in Las Terrenas
Groceries: pay 35.3% less in Las Terrenas
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Las Terrenas
Housing: pay 6.8% more in Las Terrenas
Childcare: pay 70.3% less in Las Terrenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.4% less in Las Terrenas
Clothing: pay 28.0% less in Las Terrenas

The cost of transportation and housing in Las Terrenas are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Las Terrenas. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Las Terrenas.

Las Terrenas vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Las Terrenas instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 39.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Las Terrenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$193.23	$6.24 DOP369.49	-42.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$157.00	$7.25 DOP429.08	-17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.82	$0.97 DOP57.61	-43.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.21	$0.63 DOP37.19	-51.8%
Average			-39.0%

Mexico City vs. Las Terrenas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.3% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Las Terrenas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$46.72	$1.34 DOP79.52	-48.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$89.71	$3.66 DOP216.48	-27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$116.37	$4.57 DOP270.71	-30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.40	$1.61 DOP95.35	-38.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$67.72	$2.47 DOP146.39	-35.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.37	$1.10 DOP64.98	-19.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.24	$0.38 DOP22.77	-51.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.32	$0.51 DOP30.28	-47.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.13	$0.51 DOP30.28	-43.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.06	$0.51 DOP30.28	-46.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.70	$1.01 DOP59.55	+1.1%
Average			-35.3%

Mexico City vs. Las Terrenas - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Las Terrenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$91.44	$4.55 DOP269.59	-11.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$347.81	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$357K	$29,626.22 DOP2M	+47.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$78.75	$20.61 DOP1,220.49	+365.8%
Average			+134.1%

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pay 6.8% more for housing

	Mexico City	Las Terrenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$550.55	$34.89 DOP2,066.36	+12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,206.67	$724.55 DOP42,907.94	-32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,053.62	$434.73 DOP25,744.76	-35.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$664.96	$68.45 DOP4,053.39	+83.2%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 70.3% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Las Terrenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,660.03	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	-81.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$194K	$4,427.83 DOP262K	-59.4%
Average			-70.3%

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pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Las Terrenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$57.97	$2.42 DOP143.03	-25.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$67.88	$1.99 DOP118.00	-47.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.29	$4.83 DOP286.05	+11.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,040.20	$20.13 DOP1,191.89	-65.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$115.94	$7.25 DOP429.08	+11.2%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 28.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Las Terrenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,084.70	$41.65 DOP2,466.61	-31.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$855.67	$40.25 DOP2,383.77	-16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,881.61	$67.09 DOP3,972.96	-36.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,973.98	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	-27.4%
Average			-28.0%

Mexico City vs. Las Terrenas - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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