Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 16.7% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
₡4,732
|
$6.34
$372.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
₡4,102
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
₡868
|
$1.11
$65.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
₡756
|
$0.74
$43.62
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
₡940
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
₡2,086
|
$4.02
$236.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
₡3,242
|
$4.63
$272.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
₡1,322
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
₡1,969
|
$2.46
$144.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
₡928
|
$1.09
$63.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
₡332
|
$0.39
$23.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
₡631
|
$1.02
$60.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₡485
|
$0.63
$37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₡464
|
$0.52
$30.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡543
|
$0.94
$55.31
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
₡2,806
|
$4.87
$286.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
₡22,156
|
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
₡12,980,676
|
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
₡6,727
|
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
|
pay 24.2% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
₡26,708
|
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
₡408,925
|
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
₡262,410
|
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
₡32,580
|
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
₡184,291
|
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
₡4,200,519
|
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
₡1,448
|
$2.86
$168.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
₡1,470
|
$2.11
$123.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
₡2,253
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
₡28,118
|
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
₡3,607
|
$6.19
$364.01
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
₡33,473
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
₡22,612
|
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
₡50,804
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
₡38,946
|
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
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