Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 25.5% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 24.4% less in Ecuador
- Groceries
-
pay 20.9% less in Ecuador
- Transportation
-
pay 42.4% less in Ecuador
- Housing
-
pay 39.1% less in Ecuador
- Childcare
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pay 29.7% less in Ecuador
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 3.0% less in Ecuador
- Clothing
-
pay 19.0% less in Ecuador
Expenses including transportation, housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Ecuador.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP613.47
|
$3.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP395.79
|
$6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP62.97
|
$0.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP45.88
|
$0.62
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP114.10
|
$1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP192.89
|
$3.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP294.35
|
$4.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP141.96
|
$2.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP173.17
|
$2.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP82.31
|
$0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.22
|
$0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.00
|
$0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.55
|
$0.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP58.99
|
$0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP65.31
|
$0.49
|
|
pay 42.4% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP287.75
|
$2.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,947.32
|
$24.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,682,088.84
|
$23,111.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,115.51
|
$12.51
|
|
pay 39.1% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,534.13
|
$30.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP43,905.81
|
$344.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,644.28
|
$278.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,965.84
|
$37.19
|
|
pay 29.7% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,685.75
|
$227.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP370,229.54
|
$4,800.83
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP148.42
|
$2.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP154.60
|
$2.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP272.10
|
$5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,693.54
|
$32.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP383.42
|
$6.55
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP3,982.59
|
$53.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,401.28
|
$46.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,184.15
|
$93.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,572.87
|
$77.58
|
|
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