Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.0 times more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Australia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
DOP367.41
|
$15.31
A$23.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
DOP452.61
|
$8.98
A$13.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
DOP64.56
|
$2.45
A$3.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
DOP43.01
|
$2.05
A$3.11
|
|
pay 67.6% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
DOP98.06
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
DOP232.84
|
$4.24
A$6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
DOP268.41
|
$5.00
A$7.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
DOP101.93
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
DOP142.33
|
$3.56
A$5.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP63.09
|
$1.44
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
DOP22.85
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
DOP59.32
|
$1.31
A$1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
$2.10
A$3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
DOP29.86
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
DOP54.54
|
$0.83
A$1.25
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
DOP282.07
|
$4.95
A$7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
DOP2,690.07
|
$81.92
A$124.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
DOP1,614,576.85
|
$22,079.60
A$33,428.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
DOP1,367.80
|
$15.28
A$23.13
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
DOP2,835.70
|
$55.83
A$84.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
DOP33,536.50
|
$1,119.19
A$1,694.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
DOP20,090.99
|
$889.00
A$1,345.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
DOP2,771.08
|
$120.53
A$182.49
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
DOP16,377.90
|
$1,373.48
A$2,079.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
DOP314,972.48
|
$11,458.00
A$17,347.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
DOP165.92
|
$5.72
A$8.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
DOP122.26
|
$3.30
A$4.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
DOP279.10
|
$24.53
A$37.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
DOP1,872.98
|
$46.71
A$70.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
DOP358.93
|
$12.25
A$18.55
|
|
pay 23.6% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
DOP2,675.02
|
$71.47
A$108.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
DOP2,746.96
|
$41.82
A$63.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
DOP4,670.24
|
$101.71
A$153.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
DOP4,927.61
|
$106.56
A$161.33
|
|
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