The fixed price for a taxi in town is $20 and $40 for the airport and Bacocho beach. The local bus is $3. Night rates are $30. Be aware some taxis will charge $40 if you do not specify $30 before the ride.
Budget Rent-A-Car
charge hefty rental fees for their fleet of subcompact manual transmission cars. They may also have some minivans available.Económica Rent-A-Car
(http://www.economica.com.mx) is a more reasonable option, renting convertible VW Bugs and motorcycles among other vehicles.There are lots of great spots to visit if you have a vehicle, such as the nearby lagoon of Chacahua, the nudist beach of Zipolite, beach towns like Puerto Angel and Huatulco, all within 2 hr of Puerto Escondido.
You may be able to hire a cab driver for the day for about $800.