Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 16.1% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 24.3% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.96
|
$6.34
DOP371.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK43.13
|
$7.81
DOP457.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.22
|
$1.11
DOP65.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.55
|
$0.74
DOP43.43
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.95
|
$1.69
DOP99.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.22
|
$4.02
DOP235.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK29.14
|
$4.63
DOP271.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.94
|
$1.76
DOP102.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK27.09
|
$2.46
DOP143.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.34
|
$1.09
DOP63.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.86
|
$0.39
DOP23.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.10
|
$1.02
DOP59.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.14
|
$0.63
DOP36.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.76
|
$0.52
DOP30.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.73
|
$0.94
DOP55.08
|
|
pay 40.4% more for transportation
Croatia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.77
|
$4.87
DOP284.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK273.30
|
$46.42
DOP2,716.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK169,052.68
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,630,412.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.65
|
$23.60
DOP1,381.22
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
Croatia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK179.61
|
$48.94
DOP2,863.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,762.57
|
$578.74
DOP33,865.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,212.49
|
$346.71
DOP20,288.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK925.14
|
$47.82
DOP2,798.26
|
|
pay 49.0% more for childcare
Croatia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK997.41
|
$282.63
DOP16,538.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,894.13
|
$5,435.46
DOP318,061.71
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.61
|
$2.86
DOP167.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.30
|
$2.11
DOP123.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK34.15
|
$4.82
DOP281.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK273.96
|
$32.32
DOP1,891.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.90
|
$6.19
DOP362.45
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Croatia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK499.32
|
$46.16
DOP2,701.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK241.33
|
$47.40
DOP2,773.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK551.65
|
$80.59
DOP4,716.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK572.59
|
$85.04
DOP4,975.94
|
|
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