Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 75.1% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 80.1% more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.60
₱211.94
|
$7.20
DOP433.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.18
₱187.19
|
$6.54
DOP393.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
₱43.01
|
$0.97
DOP58.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₱23.54
|
$0.72
DOP43.64
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
₱68.80
|
$1.52
DOP91.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
₱198.96
|
$3.28
DOP197.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.61
₱389.87
|
$4.35
DOP262.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
₱113.25
|
$1.69
DOP101.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₱107.39
|
$2.22
DOP133.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
₱78.56
|
$1.07
DOP64.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
₱37.68
|
$0.35
DOP21.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
₱67.35
|
$0.97
DOP58.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
₱39.71
|
$0.66
DOP39.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱57.35
|
$0.66
DOP39.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
₱71.18
|
$0.90
DOP54.28
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
₱248.93
|
$4.64
DOP279.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.49
₱677.31
|
$56.13
DOP3,381.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,375.77
₱1,554,561.30
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,574,821.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱159.07
|
$22.92
DOP1,381.17
|
|
pay 66.8% more for housing
|
Philippines
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.28
₱1,725.90
|
$36.09
DOP2,174.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.58
₱14,297.69
|
$624.27
DOP37,613.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.31
₱9,271.87
|
$355.68
DOP21,430.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
₱4,821.50
|
$49.67
DOP2,992.74
|
|
pay 18.0% more for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.07
₱9,729.31
|
$250.80
DOP15,111.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,295.45
₱312,108.28
|
$4,459.64
DOP268,703.94
|
|
pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₱72.52
|
$2.61
DOP157.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
₱128.92
|
$2.03
DOP122.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
₱151.20
|
$4.25
DOP256.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.66
₱1,747.92
|
$30.73
DOP1,851.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.28
₱311.21
|
$5.58
DOP336.00
|
|
pay 50.8% more for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.44
₱2,088.69
|
$46.15
DOP2,780.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.98
₱1,354.49
|
$46.61
DOP2,808.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.92
₱3,826.03
|
$80.84
DOP4,871.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.53
₱3,567.58
|
$88.22
DOP5,315.22
|
|
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