Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 40.7% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 29.6% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
$6.34
DOP367.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
$7.81
DOP452.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
$1.11
DOP64.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$0.74
DOP43.01
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$1.69
DOP98.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$4.02
DOP232.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
$4.63
DOP268.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$1.76
DOP101.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
$2.46
DOP142.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$1.09
DOP63.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$0.39
DOP22.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
$1.02
DOP59.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
$0.52
DOP29.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
$0.94
DOP54.54
|
|
pay 81.2% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
$4.87
DOP282.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
$46.42
DOP2,690.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,614,576.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
$23.60
DOP1,367.80
|
|
pay 51.9% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
$48.94
DOP2,835.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
$578.74
DOP33,536.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
$346.71
DOP20,090.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
$47.82
DOP2,771.08
|
|
pay 57.6% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
$282.63
DOP16,377.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
$5,435.46
DOP314,972.48
|
|
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
$2.86
DOP165.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
$2.11
DOP122.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
$4.82
DOP279.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
$32.32
DOP1,872.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
$6.19
DOP358.93
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
$46.16
DOP2,675.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
$47.40
DOP2,746.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
$80.59
DOP4,670.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
$85.04
DOP4,927.61
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Dominican Republic or Bolivia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.