Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 33.2% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
kr134.59
|
$6.34
$372.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
kr83.66
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
kr25.08
|
$1.11
$65.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
kr19.03
|
$0.74
$43.62
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
kr18.08
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
kr39.75
|
$4.02
$236.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
kr45.36
|
$4.63
$272.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
kr28.34
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
kr34.53
|
$2.46
$144.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
kr9.16
|
$1.09
$63.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
kr9.60
|
$0.39
$23.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
kr9.76
|
$1.02
$60.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
kr12.30
|
$0.63
$37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.86
|
$0.52
$30.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
kr5.43
|
$0.94
$55.31
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
kr56.66
|
$4.87
$286.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
kr552.91
|
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
kr278,047.10
|
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
kr161.46
|
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
|
pay 26.7% less for housing
Denmark
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
kr228.67
|
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
kr6,305.91
|
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
kr4,812.20
|
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
kr1,117.73
|
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
|
pay 10.2% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
kr2,921.09
|
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
kr33,758.89
|
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
|
pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
kr47.45
|
$2.86
$168.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
kr36.02
|
$2.11
$123.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
kr59.40
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
kr253.58
|
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
kr108.85
|
$6.19
$364.01
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
kr677.02
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
kr296.17
|
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
kr685.56
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
kr961.79
|
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
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