Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 41.9% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 99.7% more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
DOP371.01
|
$14.85
UYU566.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
DOP457.05
|
$10.53
UYU401.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
DOP65.19
|
$2.29
UYU87.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
DOP43.43
|
$1.66
UYU63.49
|
|
pay 51.6% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
DOP99.02
|
$2.03
UYU77.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
DOP235.13
|
$5.05
UYU192.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
DOP271.04
|
$4.04
UYU154.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
DOP102.93
|
$3.14
UYU119.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
DOP143.72
|
$4.93
UYU188.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP63.71
|
$1.08
UYU41.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
DOP23.07
|
$1.39
UYU53.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
DOP59.90
|
$0.73
UYU28.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.86
|
$1.20
UYU45.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
DOP30.15
|
$0.80
UYU30.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
DOP55.08
|
$0.81
UYU30.92
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
DOP284.84
|
$7.10
UYU271.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
DOP2,716.45
|
$48.05
UYU1,834.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
DOP1,630,412.52
|
$36,679.53
UYU1,400,217.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
DOP1,381.22
|
$16.61
UYU633.99
|
|
pay 18.4% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
DOP2,863.51
|
$37.95
UYU1,448.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
DOP33,865.42
|
$510.80
UYU19,499.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
DOP20,288.04
|
$384.82
UYU14,690.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
DOP2,798.26
|
$93.98
UYU3,587.77
|
|
pay 30.3% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
DOP16,538.53
|
$389.18
UYU14,856.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
DOP318,061.71
|
$6,681.58
UYU255,065.23
|
|
pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
DOP167.55
|
$3.62
UYU138.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
DOP123.46
|
$3.84
UYU146.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
DOP281.84
|
$4.82
UYU184.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
DOP1,891.35
|
$49.95
UYU1,906.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
DOP362.45
|
$9.51
UYU362.87
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
DOP2,701.26
|
$92.12
UYU3,516.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
DOP2,773.90
|
$41.63
UYU1,589.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
DOP4,716.04
|
$107.70
UYU4,111.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
DOP4,975.94
|
$109.72
UYU4,188.33
|
|
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