Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 57.7% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 12.9% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
$6.34
$372.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
$1.11
$65.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
$0.74
$43.62
|
|
pay 4.9% more for groceries
Venezuela
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
$4.02
$236.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
$4.63
$272.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
$2.46
$144.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
$1.09
$63.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
$0.39
$23.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
$1.02
$60.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
$0.63
$37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
$0.52
$30.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
$0.94
$55.31
|
|
pay 39.9% more for transportation
Venezuela
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
$4.87
$286.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
|
pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
$2.86
$168.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
$2.11
$123.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
$6.19
$364.01
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
Venezuela
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
|
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