Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 65.5% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 94.8% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱191.50
|
$6.34
DOP367.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱174.89
|
$7.81
DOP452.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.78
|
$1.11
DOP64.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.62
|
$0.74
DOP43.01
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.98
|
$1.69
DOP98.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱185.77
|
$4.02
DOP232.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱385.73
|
$4.63
DOP268.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱103.88
|
$1.76
DOP101.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱109.13
|
$2.46
DOP142.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱66.50
|
$1.09
DOP63.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.64
|
$0.39
DOP22.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱60.59
|
$1.02
DOP59.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.15
|
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.04
|
$0.52
DOP29.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.42
|
$0.94
DOP54.54
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱280.62
|
$4.87
DOP282.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱690.25
|
$46.42
DOP2,690.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,436,480.65
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,614,576.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱220.17
|
$23.60
DOP1,367.80
|
|
pay 48.2% more for housing
Philippines
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,192.67
|
$48.94
DOP2,835.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,454.11
|
$578.74
DOP33,536.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,837.88
|
$346.71
DOP20,090.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,274.75
|
$47.82
DOP2,771.08
|
|
pay 28.0% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,743.27
|
$282.63
DOP16,377.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱342,666.36
|
$5,435.46
DOP314,972.48
|
|
pay 42.8% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.20
|
$2.86
DOP165.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱134.43
|
$2.11
DOP122.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱139.78
|
$4.82
DOP279.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,158.58
|
$32.32
DOP1,872.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱289.61
|
$6.19
DOP358.93
|
|
pay 47.3% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,156.31
|
$46.16
DOP2,675.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,309.42
|
$47.40
DOP2,746.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,849.02
|
$80.59
DOP4,670.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,443.81
|
$85.04
DOP4,927.61
|
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