Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 13.8% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 48.4% more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP436.09
|
$10.14
MX$172.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP440.82
|
$8.52
MX$144.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP52.68
|
$1.35
MX$22.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.70
|
$1.02
MX$17.33
|
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP97.90
|
$2.68
MX$45.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP193.16
|
$4.17
MX$70.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP260.17
|
$5.88
MX$99.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP98.39
|
$2.68
MX$45.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP134.30
|
$3.49
MX$59.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.80
|
$1.32
MX$22.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.75
|
$0.63
MX$10.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP62.51
|
$0.79
MX$13.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.54
|
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.13
|
$0.90
MX$15.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP59.61
|
$0.78
MX$13.18
|
|
pay 19.3% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP284.93
|
$5.33
MX$90.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,458.58
|
$28.94
MX$491.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,623,287.86
|
$22,778.21
MX$387,007.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,291.26
|
$17.39
MX$295.47
|
|
pay 16.0% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,318.80
|
$33.11
MX$562.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,640.27
|
$599.68
MX$10,188.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,748.99
|
$424.66
MX$7,215.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,123.13
|
$54.94
MX$933.42
|
|
pay 6.8% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,358.74
|
$230.47
MX$3,915.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP276,591.75
|
$4,822.04
MX$81,927.60
|
|
pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP150.23
|
$2.57
MX$43.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP123.45
|
$3.35
MX$57.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP245.33
|
$4.34
MX$73.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,042.22
|
$38.86
MX$660.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP353.65
|
$5.22
MX$88.71
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,550.01
|
$54.74
MX$930.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,834.40
|
$42.64
MX$724.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,686.36
|
$96.11
MX$1,632.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,817.93
|
$90.93
MX$1,544.85
|
|
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