Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 25.4% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP428.77
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP433.41
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP51.79
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.16
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP96.26
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP189.92
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP255.79
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP96.74
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP132.04
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.69
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.42
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP61.46
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.91
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP58.61
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 48.9% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP280.14
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,400.46
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,596,009.04
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,269.56
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 0.3% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,279.84
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,041.35
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,417.11
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,087.45
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,083.84
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP271,943.72
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP147.71
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP121.37
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP241.21
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,007.90
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP347.71
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 54.9% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,507.16
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,786.76
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,607.60
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,736.97
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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