Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 36.6% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.4% more in Santo Domingo
- Groceries
-
pay 32.3% more in Santo Domingo
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2 times more in Santo Domingo
- Housing
-
pay 55.5% more in Santo Domingo
- Childcare
-
pay 5.5% more in Santo Domingo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.1% less in Santo Domingo
- Clothing
-
pay 29.2% more in Santo Domingo
The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and childcare in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Quito, you would:
pay 23.4% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$10.23
DOP641.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$6.60
DOP413.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$1.05
DOP65.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.77
DOP47.93
|
|
pay 32.3% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.90
DOP119.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$3.22
DOP201.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.91
DOP307.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.37
DOP148.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$2.89
DOP180.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.37
DOP86.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.35
DOP22.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.35
DOP84.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.79
DOP49.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.98
DOP61.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.09
DOP68.24
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$4.80
DOP300.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$82.54
DOP5,169.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,757,609.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$18.61
DOP1,165.59
|
|
pay 55.5% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$42.28
DOP2,647.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$732.50
DOP45,877.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$411.15
DOP25,750.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$66.16
DOP4,143.89
|
|
pay 5.5% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$361.79
DOP22,659.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$6,176.69
DOP386,851.66
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.48
DOP155.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$2.58
DOP161.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$4.54
DOP284.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$44.94
DOP2,814.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$6.40
DOP400.63
|
|
pay 29.2% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$66.44
DOP4,161.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$56.74
DOP3,553.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$103.17
DOP6,461.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$109.66
DOP6,867.97
|
|
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