Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 14.8% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 46.6% more for restaurants
Kuwait
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
KWD2.110
|
$6.34
DOP368.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
$7.81
DOP454.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$1.11
DOP64.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
$0.74
DOP43.15
|
|
pay 14.0% more for groceries
Kuwait
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
$1.69
DOP98.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
$4.02
DOP233.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
$4.63
DOP269.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
KWD0.750
|
$1.76
DOP102.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
KWD0.700
|
$2.46
DOP142.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
$1.09
DOP63.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.39
DOP22.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
$1.02
DOP59.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$0.63
DOP36.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$0.52
DOP29.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
$0.94
DOP54.72
|
|
pay 71.7% more for transportation
Kuwait
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
$4.87
DOP282.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.98
KWD14.430
|
$46.42
DOP2,698.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,349.52
KWD5,941.620
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,619,821.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.59
KWD8.470
|
$23.60
DOP1,372.25
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
Kuwait
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.41
KWD10.570
|
$48.94
DOP2,844.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.17
KWD243.250
|
$578.74
DOP33,645.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$675.48
KWD207.420
|
$346.71
DOP20,156.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.14
KWD11.100
|
$47.82
DOP2,780.08
|
|
pay 0.2% more for childcare
Kuwait
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.70
KWD93.260
|
$282.63
DOP16,431.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,062.92
KWD1,554.660
|
$5,435.46
DOP315,995.62
|
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
$2.86
DOP166.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
$2.11
DOP122.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
$4.82
DOP280.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.23
KWD32.310
|
$32.32
DOP1,879.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
KWD3.750
|
$6.19
DOP360.10
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
Kuwait
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.85
KWD15.310
|
$46.16
DOP2,683.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
KWD14.130
|
$47.40
DOP2,755.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
KWD29.840
|
$80.59
DOP4,685.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.91
KWD26.690
|
$85.04
DOP4,943.61
|
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