Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 27.1% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 83.9% more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP429.77
|
$10.03
€9.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP434.42
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP51.91
|
$2.07
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.24
|
$1.47
€1.35
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP96.48
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP190.36
|
$4.20
€3.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP256.39
|
$5.15
€4.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP96.96
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP132.35
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.84
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.46
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP61.61
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.00
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.59
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP58.75
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP280.79
|
$6.19
€5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,408.40
|
$35.69
€32.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,599,736.73
|
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,272.52
|
$10.16
€9.34
|
|
pay 44.7% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,285.16
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,123.19
|
$604.28
€555.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,462.46
|
$455.38
€418.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,092.33
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
|
pay 38.3% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,121.41
|
$317.80
€292.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP272,578.88
|
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
|
pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP148.06
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP121.66
|
$2.09
€1.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP241.77
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,012.59
|
$40.01
€36.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP348.52
|
$5.66
€5.20
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,513.02
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,793.27
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,618.37
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,748.03
|
$119.85
€110.16
|
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