Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 31.4% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Burma, you would:
pay 89.7% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$6.34
DOP367.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$7.81
DOP452.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$1.11
DOP64.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$0.74
DOP43.01
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
Burma
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$1.69
DOP98.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$4.02
DOP232.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$4.63
DOP268.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$1.76
DOP101.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$2.46
DOP142.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$1.09
DOP63.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$0.39
DOP22.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$1.02
DOP59.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.52
DOP29.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.94
DOP54.54
|
|
pay 99.8% more for transportation
Burma
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$4.87
DOP282.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$46.42
DOP2,690.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,614,576.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$23.60
DOP1,367.80
|
|
pay 14.6% less for housing
Burma
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$48.94
DOP2,835.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$578.74
DOP33,536.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$346.71
DOP20,090.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$47.82
DOP2,771.08
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
Burma
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$282.63
DOP16,377.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$5,435.46
DOP314,972.48
|
|
pay 90.1% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$2.86
DOP165.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$2.11
DOP122.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$4.82
DOP279.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$32.32
DOP1,872.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$6.19
DOP358.93
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Burma
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$46.16
DOP2,675.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$47.40
DOP2,746.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$80.59
DOP4,670.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$85.04
DOP4,927.61
|
|
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