Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 16.5% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.27
UYU552.56
|
$10.00
DOP591.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.38
UYU401.86
|
$6.89
DOP407.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
UYU86.80
|
$0.90
DOP53.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
UYU65.21
|
$0.55
DOP32.69
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
UYU113.25
|
$2.14
DOP126.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
UYU238.69
|
$3.45
DOP204.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
UYU169.80
|
$4.88
DOP288.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.58
UYU177.41
|
$2.10
DOP124.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
UYU174.70
|
$2.73
DOP161.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU41.96
|
$1.31
DOP77.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU45.53
|
$0.35
DOP20.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU28.35
|
$1.26
DOP74.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
UYU52.77
|
$0.73
DOP42.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.13
|
$0.83
DOP49.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU31.64
|
$1.11
DOP65.37
|
|
pay 4.9% more for transportation
Montevideo
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
UYU290.61
|
$4.95
DOP292.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.69
UYU1,808.37
|
$86.16
DOP5,094.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,469.18
UYU1,606,046.70
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,732,076.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.44
UYU869.02
|
$22.06
DOP1,304.15
|
|
pay 7.9% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.70
UYU1,692.58
|
$44.89
DOP2,654.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.68
UYU23,650.89
|
$847.67
DOP50,122.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.50
UYU17,834.42
|
$416.69
DOP24,638.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.30
UYU4,232.96
|
$39.78
DOP2,352.28
|
|
pay 8.4% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$391.27
UYU15,153.44
|
$415.27
DOP24,554.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,590.90
UYU332,714.37
|
$6,617.64
DOP391,298.42
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU130.60
|
$2.58
DOP152.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
UYU161.98
|
$2.49
DOP147.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU200.93
|
$4.31
DOP254.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.70
UYU2,389.39
|
$37.03
DOP2,189.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.64
UYU411.91
|
$6.46
DOP382.08
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.17
UYU3,918.13
|
$59.66
DOP3,527.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.13
UYU1,709.27
|
$58.15
DOP3,438.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.51
UYU4,473.56
|
$95.85
DOP5,667.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.30
UYU4,620.40
|
$96.92
DOP5,731.14
|
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