Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 51.8% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 47.3% more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$10.00
DOP597.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$6.89
DOP411.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$0.90
DOP53.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$0.55
DOP33.01
|
|
pay 40.1% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$2.14
DOP127.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$3.45
DOP206.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$4.88
DOP291.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$2.10
DOP125.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$2.73
DOP162.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$1.31
DOP78.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.35
DOP20.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$1.26
DOP75.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$0.73
DOP43.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.83
DOP49.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.11
DOP66.01
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$4.95
DOP295.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
$86.16
DOP5,144.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,749,073.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$22.06
DOP1,316.95
|
|
pay 60.1% more for housing
Ecuador
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$44.89
DOP2,680.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$847.67
DOP50,614.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$416.69
DOP24,880.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$39.78
DOP2,375.37
|
|
pay 48.4% more for childcare
Ecuador
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$415.27
DOP24,795.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$6,617.64
DOP395,138.13
|
|
pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$2.58
DOP154.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$2.49
DOP148.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$4.31
DOP257.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$37.03
DOP2,210.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$6.46
DOP385.82
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
Ecuador
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$59.66
DOP3,562.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$58.15
DOP3,472.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$95.85
DOP5,723.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$96.92
DOP5,787.37
|
|
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