Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 10.3% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 17.7% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.20
DOP436.45
|
$3.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP396.41
|
$6.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP58.92
|
$0.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP43.93
|
$0.62
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP92.08
|
$1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP199.06
|
$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP263.82
|
$4.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP102.57
|
$2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP134.36
|
$2.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP65.07
|
$0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.31
|
$0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP58.69
|
$0.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP40.01
|
$0.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.77
|
$0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP54.64
|
$0.49
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP281.44
|
$2.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,404.08
|
$24.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,234.05
|
$23,111.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,390.30
|
$12.51
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,188.62
|
$30.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP37,862.46
|
$344.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP21,572.00
|
$278.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP3,012.53
|
$37.19
|
|
pay 0.8% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,211.10
|
$227.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP270,480.61
|
$4,800.83
|
|
pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP158.31
|
$2.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP122.89
|
$2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP257.81
|
$5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,863.65
|
$32.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP338.22
|
$6.55
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,799.31
|
$53.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,827.12
|
$46.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP4,903.21
|
$93.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,350.36
|
$77.58
|
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