Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 24.7% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Finland, you would:
pay 52.3% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.85
|
$7.38
DOP428.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$7.46
DOP433.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$0.89
DOP51.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$0.54
DOP31.16
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
Finland
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$1.66
DOP96.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.46
|
$3.27
DOP189.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.91
|
$4.40
DOP255.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
$1.66
DOP96.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.69
|
$2.27
DOP132.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.11
DOP64.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.33
DOP19.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.06
DOP61.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.63
DOP36.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.01
DOP58.61
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
Finland
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.30
|
$4.82
DOP280.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.24
|
$58.49
DOP3,400.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,884.65
|
$27,453.03
DOP1,596,009.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.45
|
$21.84
DOP1,269.56
|
|
pay 12.9% less for housing
Finland
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.47
|
$39.22
DOP2,279.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€692.13
|
$602.75
DOP35,041.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€575.70
|
$333.99
DOP19,417.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.58
|
$35.91
DOP2,087.45
|
|
pay 24.6% less for childcare
Finland
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€288.43
|
$276.66
DOP16,083.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,018.00
|
$4,677.72
DOP271,943.72
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.64
|
$2.54
DOP147.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$2.09
DOP121.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.83
|
$4.15
DOP241.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.94
|
$34.54
DOP2,007.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.36
|
$5.98
DOP347.71
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Finland
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.94
|
$43.13
DOP2,507.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.30
|
$47.94
DOP2,786.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.49
|
$79.26
DOP4,607.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€100.08
|
$81.48
DOP4,736.97
|
|
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