Cost of Living in Bayahibe, 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 3 $820 $950 $1,650 $650 $95

Utilities 1 — $85 $125 $73 —

Internet & Mobile 5 6 7 $28 $43 $60 $43 $1

Groceries 9 10 11 $50 $130 $270 $118 $7

Transportation 8 17 19 $98 $110 $220 $59 $20

Dining Out 16 17 18 $600 $220 $420 $66 $42

Leisure Activities 12 13 16 $85 $70 $350 $23 $38

Health Insurance 14 $63 $92 $265 $32 $4

Visa & Legal Fees 15 $7 $5 $12 — —

Total $1,751 $1,705 $3,372 $1,064 $207

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 3 $650.00 $550 – $950 per month

Coworking Space 4 $212.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 2 $820.00 $650 – $1,200 per month

Coliving Space 1 2 $750.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 17 $4.85 per cup

Beer 9 $1.54 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 17 $7.28 per meal

Fast Food Combo 18 $7.12 per meal

Apples 9 $4.27 per kg

Bread 20 $1.36 per loaf

Milk 11 $0.95 per liter

Rice 9 $1.75 per kg

Chicken Fillets 10 $6.38 per kg

Beef 10 $6.92 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 9 $10.51 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 16 $27.49 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 9 $1.05 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 19 $2.52 per trip

Taxi per km 19 $1.45 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 17 $24.26 per month

Gasoline 8 $1.53 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 19 $9.79 per trip

Scooter Rental 17 $113.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 6 $16.17 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 $26.68 per month

Gym Membership 12 $25.08 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 22 $39.00 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $2.43 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 13 $5.26 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 23 24 $58.75 per pair

Summer Dress 25 $48.25 per dress

Running Shoes 26 $87.93 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 17 $7.28 per visit

Laundry 17 $1.29 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 21 $3.23 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 9 $10.51 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 61.8322 DOP on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Bangkok, Cartagena, Punta Cana

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Mango Jan slim jeans RD$4,795Shop
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Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1032.17 820
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 258.04 650
- Apples 2.06 4.27
- Beef 7.74 6.92
- Beer 1.72 1.54
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- Bread 0.95 1.36
- Chicken Fillets 4.82 6.38
- Cinema Ticket 6.02 5.26
- Coffee 1.38 4.85
- Coliving Space 602.1 750
- Coworking Space 137.62 212
- Dining Out local 51.61, nomad 344.06, expat 154.83, family 137.62, tourist 43.01 local 66, nomad 600, expat 220, family 420, tourist 42
- Doctor Visit (GP) 43.01 3.23
- Fast Food Combo 7.74 7.12
- Gasoline 1.12 1.53
- Groceries local 154.83, nomad 68.81, expat 206.43, family 430.07, tourist 5.16 local 118, nomad 50, expat 130, family 270, tourist 7
- Gym Membership 34.41 25.08
- Haircut 6.88 7.28
- Health Insurance local 25.8, nomad 60.21, expat 86.01, family 206.43, tourist 0 local 32, nomad 63, expat 92, family 265, tourist 3.5
- Housing local 309.65, nomad 602.1, expat 481.68, family 860.14, tourist 68.81 local 650, nomad 820, expat 950, family 1650, tourist 95
- Internet & Mobile local 25.8, nomad 51.61, expat 34.41, family 43.01, tourist 3.44 local 43, nomad 28, family 60, tourist 0.5
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.01 26.68
- Jeans 43.01 58.75
- Laundry 5.16 1.29
- Leisure Activities local 13.76, nomad 137.62, expat 68.81, family 103.22, tourist 25.8 local 23, nomad 85, expat 70, family 350, tourist 38
- Meal (Inexpensive) 6.02 7.28
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 43.01 27.49
- Milk 1.29 0.95
- Mobile Plan 17.2 16.17
- Monthly Transport Pass 43.01 24.26
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.32 10.51
- Rice 0.86 1.75
- Ride-hailing (5km) 5.16 9.79
- Running Shoes 68.81 87.93
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8.6 2.43
- Scooter Rental 34.41 113
- Summer Dress 34.41 48.25
- Taxi Start 1.72 2.52
- Taxi per km 0.6 1.45
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.64 39
- Transportation local 25.8, nomad 103.22, expat 68.81, family 172.03, tourist 17.2 local 59, nomad 98, expat 110, family 220, tourist 20
- Utilities local 51.61, nomad 8.6, expat 60.21, family 86.01, tourist 0 local 73, nomad 0, expat 85, family 125, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 25.8, expat 34.41, family 51.61 local 0, nomad 7, expat 5, family 12
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.86 1.05
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.76 10.51
Jeans, Summer Dress and Running Shoes moved to Mango, Anthony's Levi's and Sportline shelf estimates (shop.mango.com, tiendasanthonys.com, sportline.com.do).

Bayahibe cost of living