Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 84.5% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 95.4% more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
DOP367.41
|
$16.63
€15.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
DOP452.61
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
DOP64.56
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
DOP43.01
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 36.6% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
DOP98.06
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
DOP232.84
|
$4.31
€4.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
DOP268.41
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
DOP101.93
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
DOP142.33
|
$3.87
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP63.09
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
DOP22.85
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
DOP59.32
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
DOP29.86
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
DOP54.54
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 47.8% more for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
DOP282.07
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
DOP2,690.07
|
$113.76
€105.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
DOP1,614,576.85
|
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
DOP1,367.80
|
$17.14
€15.92
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
DOP2,835.70
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
DOP33,536.50
|
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
DOP20,090.99
|
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
DOP2,771.08
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
DOP16,377.90
|
$893.73
€829.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
DOP314,972.48
|
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
DOP165.92
|
$5.53
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
DOP122.26
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
DOP279.10
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
DOP1,872.98
|
$59.94
€55.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
DOP358.93
|
$11.50
€10.68
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
DOP2,675.02
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
DOP2,746.96
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
DOP4,670.24
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
DOP4,927.61
|
$90.50
€84.05
|
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