Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 28.3% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 26.9% more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.99
|
$6.34
DOP368.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.69
|
$7.81
DOP454.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
$1.11
DOP64.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
SVC5.90
|
$0.74
DOP43.15
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.03
|
$1.69
DOP98.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
$4.02
DOP233.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
$4.63
DOP269.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
$1.76
DOP102.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.86
|
$2.46
DOP142.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$1.09
DOP63.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
$0.39
DOP22.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
$1.02
DOP59.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$0.63
DOP36.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.52
DOP29.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
$0.94
DOP54.72
|
|
pay 43.6% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.96
|
$4.87
DOP282.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
$46.42
DOP2,698.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,619,821.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC255.15
|
$23.60
DOP1,372.25
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.66
|
$48.94
DOP2,844.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,333.22
|
$578.74
DOP33,645.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,229.58
|
$346.71
DOP20,156.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC455.06
|
$47.82
DOP2,780.08
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC840.50
|
$282.63
DOP16,431.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC33,014.55
|
$5,435.46
DOP315,995.62
|
|
pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
$2.86
DOP166.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.16
|
$2.11
DOP122.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
$4.82
DOP280.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC275.20
|
$32.32
DOP1,879.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
$6.19
DOP360.10
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
$46.16
DOP2,683.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
$47.40
DOP2,755.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
$80.59
DOP4,685.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
$85.04
DOP4,943.61
|
|
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