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Las Terrenas vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Las Terrenas is 3.6% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 1.4% less in Las Terrenas
Groceries: pay 0.8% less in Las Terrenas
Transportation: pay 58.1% more in Las Terrenas
Housing: pay 73.7% more in Las Terrenas
Childcare: pay 62.1% less in Las Terrenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.9% less in Las Terrenas
Clothing: pay 23.6% less in Las Terrenas

The cost of housing and transportation in Las Terrenas are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Las Terrenas.

Las Terrenas vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Las Terrenas instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 1.4% less for restaurants

	Quito	Las Terrenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$6.24 DOP369.49	+24.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$7.25 DOP429.08	-1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.97 DOP57.61	-14.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.63 DOP37.19	-14.4%
Average			-1.4%

Quito vs. Las Terrenas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.8% less for groceries

	Quito	Las Terrenas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.34 DOP79.52	-17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$3.66 DOP216.48	-12.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$4.57 DOP270.71	+12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$1.61 DOP95.35	-33.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$2.47 DOP146.39	-29.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.10 DOP64.98	+12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.38 DOP22.77	-24.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.51 DOP30.28	+7.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.51 DOP30.28	-12.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.51 DOP30.28	-24.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$1.01 DOP59.55	+114.2%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 58.1% more for transportation

	Quito	Las Terrenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.55 DOP269.59	+73.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$29,626.22 DOP2M	+48.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$20.61 DOP1,220.49	+52.7%
Average			+58.1%

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pay 73.7% more for housing

	Quito	Las Terrenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$34.89 DOP2,066.36	+22.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$724.55 DOP42,907.94	+61.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$434.73 DOP25,744.76	+37.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$68.45 DOP4,053.39	+173.1%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 62.1% less for childcare

	Quito	Las Terrenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	-71.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$4,427.83 DOP262K	-52.7%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Las Terrenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$2.42 DOP143.03	+1.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$1.99 DOP118.00	-32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$4.83 DOP286.05	-19.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$20.13 DOP1,191.89	-47.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$7.25 DOP429.08	+3.5%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 23.6% less for clothing

	Quito	Las Terrenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$41.65 DOP2,466.61	-30.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$40.25 DOP2,383.77	-14.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$67.09 DOP3,972.96	-36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	-13.2%
Average			-23.6%

Quito vs. Las Terrenas - Cost of clothing

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