Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 55.4% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Quito, you would:
pay 32.5% more for restaurants
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
|
$9.57
DOP560.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
|
$7.30
DOP427.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
|
$0.76
DOP44.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
|
$0.49
DOP28.48
|
|
pay 43.3% more for groceries
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
|
$2.22
DOP129.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
|
$3.54
DOP207.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$4.92
DOP287.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
|
$2.00
DOP116.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$2.78
DOP162.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.34
DOP78.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.29
DOP16.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.25
DOP72.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.63
DOP36.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.69
DOP40.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$1.08
DOP63.30
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$4.93
DOP288.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.50
|
$91.26
DOP5,340.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$33,765.29
DOP1,975,812.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$22.77
DOP1,332.22
|
|
pay 93.5% more for housing
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
|
$50.90
DOP2,978.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.75
|
$918.25
DOP53,732.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.88
|
$473.61
DOP27,713.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.49
|
$73.91
DOP4,324.86
|
|
pay 52.2% more for childcare
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.31
|
$479.10
DOP28,035.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,961.11
|
$7,969.82
DOP466,362.97
|
|
pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.74
DOP160.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$2.27
DOP132.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$4.56
DOP267.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.46
|
$45.61
DOP2,668.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$5.93
DOP347.10
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
Quito
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
|
$61.04
DOP3,571.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.71
|
$45.17
DOP2,643.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.31
|
$118.63
DOP6,942.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.25
|
$103.81
DOP6,074.29
|
|
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