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
BOB21.07
|
$7.20
DOP433.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.72
|
$6.54
DOP393.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.49
|
$0.97
DOP58.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.08
|
$0.72
DOP43.64
|
|
pay 25.2% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.74
|
$1.52
DOP91.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.18
|
$3.28
DOP197.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB25.02
|
$4.35
DOP262.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.38
|
$1.69
DOP101.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.68
|
$2.22
DOP133.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.58
|
$1.07
DOP64.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.35
DOP21.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$0.97
DOP58.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.35
|
$0.66
DOP39.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.29
|
$0.66
DOP39.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.38
|
$0.90
DOP54.28
|
|
pay 95.6% more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.84
|
$4.64
DOP279.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB179.33
|
$56.13
DOP3,381.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB112,059.35
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,574,821.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.36
|
$22.92
DOP1,381.17
|
|
pay 52.5% more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB311.64
|
$36.09
DOP2,174.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,346.06
|
$624.27
DOP37,613.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,392.56
|
$355.68
DOP21,430.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.06
|
$49.67
DOP2,992.74
|
|
pay 38.8% more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,225.96
|
$250.80
DOP15,111.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,626.73
|
$4,459.64
DOP268,703.94
|
|
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.27
|
$2.61
DOP157.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.78
|
$2.03
DOP122.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.97
|
$4.25
DOP256.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB239.57
|
$30.73
DOP1,851.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB44.01
|
$5.58
DOP336.00
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB289.32
|
$46.15
DOP2,780.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB334.38
|
$46.61
DOP2,808.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB427.91
|
$80.84
DOP4,871.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB377.51
|
$88.22
DOP5,315.22
|
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