Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 34.6% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 67.3% more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP429.77
|
$10.94
€10.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP434.42
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP51.91
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.24
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
pay 23.3% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP96.48
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP190.36
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP256.39
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP96.96
|
$2.88
€2.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP132.35
|
$3.25
€2.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.84
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.46
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP61.61
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.00
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.59
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP58.75
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP280.79
|
$6.92
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,408.40
|
$38.18
€35.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,599,736.73
|
$32,478.09
€29,852.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,272.52
|
$9.87
€9.07
|
|
pay 76.3% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,285.16
|
$40.03
€36.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,123.19
|
$868.97
€798.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,462.46
|
$680.04
€625.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,092.33
|
$91.68
€84.27
|
|
pay 55.1% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,121.41
|
$397.00
€364.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP272,578.88
|
$7,801.09
€7,170.37
|
|
pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP148.06
|
$2.32
€2.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP121.66
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP241.77
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,012.59
|
$40.44
€37.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP348.52
|
$7.87
€7.23
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,513.02
|
$73.48
€67.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,793.27
|
$33.58
€30.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,618.37
|
$79.41
€72.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,748.03
|
$97.29
€89.42
|
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