Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 63.6% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP429.77
|
$18.16
UYU699.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP434.42
|
$9.86
UYU380.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP51.91
|
$2.23
UYU85.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.24
|
$1.67
UYU64.39
|
|
pay 66.2% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP96.48
|
$2.44
UYU94.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP190.36
|
$6.68
UYU257.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP256.39
|
$4.26
UYU164.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP96.96
|
$3.72
UYU143.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP132.35
|
$4.37
UYU168.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.84
|
$1.14
UYU44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.46
|
$1.27
UYU48.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP61.61
|
$0.73
UYU27.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.00
|
$1.22
UYU47.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.59
|
$0.86
UYU33.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP58.75
|
$0.84
UYU32.19
|
|
pay 14.2% more for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP280.79
|
$7.65
UYU295.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,408.40
|
$48.78
UYU1,879.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,599,736.73
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,419,242.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,272.52
|
$17.59
UYU677.91
|
|
pay 58.3% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,285.16
|
$40.50
UYU1,560.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,123.19
|
$631.38
UYU24,332.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,462.46
|
$468.93
UYU18,071.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,092.33
|
$102.20
UYU3,938.77
|
|
pay 58.1% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,121.41
|
$421.70
UYU16,251.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP272,578.88
|
$7,669.05
UYU295,556.43
|
|
pay 55.7% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP148.06
|
$3.37
UYU129.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP121.66
|
$3.99
UYU153.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP241.77
|
$5.19
UYU199.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,012.59
|
$53.06
UYU2,044.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP348.52
|
$10.53
UYU405.96
|
|
pay 57.3% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,513.02
|
$95.58
UYU3,683.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,793.27
|
$48.77
UYU1,879.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,618.37
|
$133.31
UYU5,137.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,748.03
|
$112.14
UYU4,321.70
|
|
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