Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 10.4% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$178.15
|
$7.20
DOP435.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$146.33
|
$6.54
DOP395.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.37
|
$0.97
DOP58.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.86
|
$0.72
DOP43.80
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.49
|
$1.52
DOP91.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$73.07
|
$3.28
DOP198.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$104.40
|
$4.35
DOP263.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.98
|
$1.69
DOP102.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$63.04
|
$2.22
DOP133.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.85
|
$1.07
DOP64.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.44
|
$0.35
DOP21.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.26
|
$0.97
DOP58.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.09
|
$0.66
DOP39.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.28
|
$0.66
DOP39.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.81
|
$0.90
DOP54.48
|
|
pay 48.7% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$90.40
|
$4.64
DOP280.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$530.67
|
$56.13
DOP3,394.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$402,662.59
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,580,639.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$315.29
|
$22.92
DOP1,386.27
|
|
pay 18.2% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$538.95
|
$36.09
DOP2,182.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,810.93
|
$624.27
DOP37,752.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,309.79
|
$355.68
DOP21,509.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$901.63
|
$49.67
DOP3,003.79
|
|
pay 14.7% more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,138.47
|
$250.80
DOP15,167.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$84,037.90
|
$4,459.64
DOP269,696.63
|
|
pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.51
|
$2.61
DOP157.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.29
|
$2.03
DOP122.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$76.34
|
$4.25
DOP257.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$679.27
|
$30.73
DOP1,858.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$88.58
|
$5.58
DOP337.24
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$924.90
|
$46.15
DOP2,791.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$732.98
|
$46.61
DOP2,818.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,655.25
|
$80.84
DOP4,889.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,546.44
|
$88.22
DOP5,334.85
|
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