Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 20.1% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Sudan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP429.77
|
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP434.42
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP51.91
|
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.24
|
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
|
pay 24.5% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP96.48
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP190.36
|
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP256.39
|
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP96.96
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP132.35
|
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.84
|
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.46
|
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP61.61
|
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.00
|
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.59
|
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP58.75
|
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
|
pay 33.4% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP280.79
|
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,408.40
|
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,599,736.73
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,272.52
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 17.6% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,285.16
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,123.19
|
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,462.46
|
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,092.33
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
|
pay 66.6% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,121.41
|
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP272,578.88
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP148.06
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP121.66
|
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP241.77
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,012.59
|
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP348.52
|
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
|
pay 49.4% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,513.02
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,793.27
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,618.37
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,748.03
|
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
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