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Las Terrenas vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Las Terrenas is 52.7% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 65.4% less in Las Terrenas
Groceries: pay 57.2% less in Las Terrenas
Transportation: pay 11.7% more in Las Terrenas
Housing: pay 63.5% less in Las Terrenas
Childcare: pay 93.0% less in Las Terrenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.4% less in Las Terrenas
Clothing: pay 34.3% less in Las Terrenas

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Las Terrenas.

Las Terrenas vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.4% less for restaurants

	Washington	Las Terrenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$6.24 DOP369.49	-75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$7.25 DOP429.08	-39.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20	$0.97 DOP57.61	-69.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.79	$0.63 DOP37.19	-77.5%
Average			-65.4%

Washington vs. Las Terrenas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.2% less for groceries

	Washington	Las Terrenas
Bread 1 loaf	$4.43	$1.34 DOP79.52	-69.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.04	$3.66 DOP216.48	-54.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19	$4.57 DOP270.71	+9.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55	$1.61 DOP95.35	-64.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.74	$2.47 DOP146.39	-68.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.95	$1.10 DOP64.98	-62.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$0.38 DOP22.77	-58.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.20	$0.51 DOP30.28	-76.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$0.51 DOP30.28	-82.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35	$0.51 DOP30.28	-62.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.64	$1.01 DOP59.55	-38.5%
Average			-57.2%

Washington vs. Las Terrenas - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.7% more for transportation

	Washington	Las Terrenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53	$4.55 DOP269.59	+28.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$29,626.22 DOP2M	-17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$20.61 DOP1,220.49	+23.2%
Average			+11.7%

Washington vs. Las Terrenas - Cost of transportation

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pay 63.5% less for housing

	Washington	Las Terrenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.41	$34.89 DOP2,066.36	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,568.48	$724.55 DOP42,907.94	-71.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,088.16	$434.73 DOP25,744.76	-79.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.54	$68.45 DOP4,053.39	-53.3%
Average			-63.5%

Washington vs. Las Terrenas - Cost of housing

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pay 93.0% less for childcare

	Washington	Las Terrenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,650.00	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	-97.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,166.67	$4,427.83 DOP262K	-89.0%
Average			-93.0%

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pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Washington	Las Terrenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$2.42 DOP143.03	-69.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.07	$1.99 DOP118.00	-67.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$4.83 DOP286.05	-62.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$103.76	$20.13 DOP1,191.89	-80.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75	$7.25 DOP429.08	-56.7%
Average			-67.4%

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pay 34.3% less for clothing

	Washington	Las Terrenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.00	$41.65 DOP2,466.61	-45.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.40	$40.25 DOP2,383.77	-16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.31	$67.09 DOP3,972.96	-35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.22	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	-39.6%
Average			-34.3%

Washington vs. Las Terrenas - Cost of clothing

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