Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 52.5% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 71.8% more for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.20
DOP436.45
|
$9.75
CRC4,898.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP396.41
|
$9.08
CRC4,563.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP58.92
|
$2.01
CRC1,010.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP43.93
|
$1.49
CRC749.53
|
|
pay 59.5% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP92.08
|
$2.53
CRC1,272.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP199.06
|
$3.76
CRC1,890.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP263.82
|
$6.98
CRC3,505.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP102.57
|
$3.21
CRC1,614.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP134.36
|
$3.97
CRC1,995.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP65.07
|
$1.79
CRC899.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.31
|
$0.62
CRC310.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP58.69
|
$1.22
CRC611.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP40.01
|
$1.22
CRC613.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.77
|
$1.09
CRC549.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP54.64
|
$1.11
CRC559.66
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP281.44
|
$5.63
CRC2,827.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,404.08
|
$49.00
CRC24,622.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,234.05
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,619,910.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,390.30
|
$15.62
CRC7,850.42
|
|
pay 37.6% more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,188.62
|
$48.50
CRC24,372.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP37,862.46
|
$778.04
CRC390,976.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP21,572.00
|
$547.50
CRC275,129.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP3,012.53
|
$68.26
CRC34,300.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,211.10
|
$519.07
CRC260,839.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP270,480.61
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,521,518.53
|
|
pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP158.31
|
$2.73
CRC1,370.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP122.89
|
$3.65
CRC1,836.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP257.81
|
$4.58
CRC2,302.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,863.65
|
$59.46
CRC29,879.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP338.22
|
$8.63
CRC4,334.66
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,799.31
|
$65.32
CRC32,826.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,827.12
|
$44.54
CRC22,382.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP4,903.21
|
$110.39
CRC55,470.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,350.36
|
$97.22
CRC48,853.04
|
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