Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 34.5% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Quito, you would:
pay 19.0% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
|
$10.00
DOP603.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$6.89
DOP415.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
|
$0.90
DOP54.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
|
$0.55
DOP33.36
|
|
pay 26.0% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$2.14
DOP129.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
|
$3.45
DOP208.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$4.88
DOP294.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
|
$2.10
DOP126.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$2.73
DOP164.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$1.31
DOP78.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.35
DOP20.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$1.26
DOP76.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.73
DOP43.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$0.83
DOP50.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.11
DOP66.71
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
|
$4.95
DOP298.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$86.16
DOP5,198.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,767,641.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$22.06
DOP1,330.93
|
|
pay 43.8% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.65
|
$44.89
DOP2,708.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$446.45
|
$847.67
DOP51,151.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.83
|
$416.69
DOP25,144.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.61
|
$39.78
DOP2,400.58
|
|
pay 21.6% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.00
|
$415.27
DOP25,058.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,180.00
|
$6,617.64
DOP399,333.01
|
|
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$2.58
DOP155.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
|
$2.49
DOP150.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
|
$4.31
DOP259.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.67
|
$37.03
DOP2,234.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$6.46
DOP389.92
|
|
pay 16.8% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.67
|
$59.66
DOP3,600.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
|
$58.15
DOP3,509.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.08
|
$95.85
DOP5,783.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.36
|
$96.92
DOP5,848.81
|
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