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
SVC50.92
|
$6.34
$374.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.62
|
$7.81
$461.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$1.11
$65.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$0.74
$43.81
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$1.69
$99.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$4.02
$237.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.54
|
$4.63
$273.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$1.76
$103.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$2.46
$144.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$1.09
$64.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$0.39
$23.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$1.02
$60.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.63
$37.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.52
$30.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.94
$55.56
|
|
pay 43.6% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$4.87
$287.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.76
|
$46.42
$2,740.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,121.57
|
$27,862.63
$1,644,737.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.78
|
$23.60
$1,393.35
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.11
|
$48.94
$2,888.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,325.44
|
$578.74
$34,162.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,224.87
|
$346.71
$20,466.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.40
|
$47.82
$2,822.84
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.27
|
$282.63
$16,683.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,966.43
|
$5,435.46
$320,856.20
|
|
pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$2.86
$169.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.13
|
$2.11
$124.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$4.82
$284.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.80
|
$32.32
$1,907.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.64
|
$6.19
$365.64
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.00
|
$46.16
$2,724.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.98
|
$47.40
$2,798.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.22
|
$80.59
$4,757.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.96
|
$85.04
$5,019.65
|
|
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