Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 40.4% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 33.1% more for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.00
|
$7.20
DOP436.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.55
|
$6.54
DOP396.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.47
|
$0.97
DOP58.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.06
|
$0.72
DOP43.93
|
|
pay 25.2% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.71
|
$1.52
DOP92.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.12
|
$3.28
DOP199.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB24.93
|
$4.35
DOP263.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.33
|
$1.69
DOP102.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.64
|
$2.22
DOP134.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.55
|
$1.07
DOP65.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
$0.35
DOP21.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.70
|
$0.97
DOP58.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.33
|
$0.66
DOP40.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.27
|
$0.66
DOP39.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.36
|
$0.90
DOP54.64
|
|
pay 95.6% more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.79
|
$4.64
DOP281.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB178.66
|
$56.13
DOP3,404.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB111,644.69
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,234.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.02
|
$22.92
DOP1,390.30
|
|
pay 52.5% more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB310.49
|
$36.09
DOP2,188.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,337.38
|
$624.27
DOP37,862.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,387.40
|
$355.68
DOP21,572.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB201.31
|
$49.67
DOP3,012.53
|
|
pay 38.8% more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,221.42
|
$250.80
DOP15,211.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,543.01
|
$4,459.64
DOP270,480.61
|
|
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.23
|
$2.61
DOP158.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.71
|
$2.03
DOP122.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.91
|
$4.25
DOP257.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB238.69
|
$30.73
DOP1,863.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB43.84
|
$5.58
DOP338.22
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB288.25
|
$46.15
DOP2,799.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB333.14
|
$46.61
DOP2,827.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB426.32
|
$80.84
DOP4,903.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB376.11
|
$88.22
DOP5,350.36
|
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