Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Uruguay

Montevideo vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 50.2% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 88.9% more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 42.7% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 50.5% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 36.7% more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 92.1% more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.2% more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 42.1% more in Montevideo

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Montevideo are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Montevideo.

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Montevideo vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montevideo instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 88.9% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 DOP611.16	$15.00 UYU604.72	+50.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 DOP463.46	$14.46 UYU583.02	+91.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 DOP63.95	$2.70 UYU108.81	+159.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 DOP35.01	$2.05 UYU82.66	+259.7%
Average			+88.9%

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pay 42.7% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$2.84 UYU114.69	+87.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 DOP222.50	$7.03 UYU283.55	+94.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 DOP318.59	$5.10 UYU205.48	-1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 DOP143.71	$4.57 UYU184.15	+95.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 DOP155.32	$5.46 UYU220.10	+115.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$1.28 UYU51.67	-11.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$1.27 UYU51.03	+245.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$0.80 UYU32.15	-35.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$1.44 UYU58.00	+73.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.92 UYU37.22	+1.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$0.96 UYU38.73	-4.0%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 50.5% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 DOP330.30	$8.25 UYU332.50	+53.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	$74.80 UYU3,015.63	+310.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,212.79 DOP1M	$26,990.00 UYU1M	+16.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	$5.27 UYU212.50	-75.2%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 36.7% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	+22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	$706.61 UYU28,486.90	-2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	$583.28 UYU23,514.79	+66.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$144.76 UYU5,836.03	+104.1%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 92.1% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	$626.83 UYU25,270.58	+148.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,399.96 DOP455K	$10,986.11 UYU443K	+48.5%
Average			+92.1%

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pay 74.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$4.92 UYU198.53	+98.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 DOP139.64	$4.59 UYU184.84	+101.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 DOP326.97	$5.49 UYU221.15	+3.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	$54.39 UYU2,192.54	+83.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 DOP458.37	$12.22 UYU492.55	+63.7%
Average			+74.2%

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pay 42.1% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	$102.85 UYU4,146.32	+124.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	$56.61 UYU2,282.30	+21.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+43.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	$130.21 UYU5,249.43	+4.7%
Average			+42.1%

Santo Domingo vs. Montevideo - Cost of clothing

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