Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 43.8% more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
Fiji
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
$10.87
|
$6.34
$372.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
$16.18
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$2.51
|
$1.11
$65.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
$1.81
|
$0.74
$43.62
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
Fiji
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
$11.34
|
$4.02
$236.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
$9.41
|
$4.63
$272.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
$4.98
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
$4.73
|
$2.46
$144.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
$2.33
|
$1.09
$63.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
$1.85
|
$0.39
$23.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
$2.45
|
$1.02
$60.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
$1.92
|
$0.63
$37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
$1.31
|
$0.52
$30.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
$1.29
|
$0.94
$55.31
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Fiji
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
$10.59
|
$4.87
$286.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
$79.13
|
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
$39,330.28
|
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
$9.92
|
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
|
pay 34.6% more for housing
Fiji
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
$65.61
|
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
$1,111.51
|
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
$662.15
|
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
$81.12
|
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
|
pay 16.8% more for childcare
Fiji
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
$414.51
|
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
$15,492.71
|
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
|
pay 20.7% more for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
$5.36
|
$2.86
$168.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
$5.62
|
$2.11
$123.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
$18.59
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
$40.23
|
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
$8.89
|
$6.19
$364.01
|
|
pay 79.6% more for clothing
Fiji
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
$41.72
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
$58.65
|
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
$125.21
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
$137.69
|
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
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