Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 15.0% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 14.2% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$7.38
DOP428.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$7.46
DOP433.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.89
DOP51.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.54
DOP31.16
|
|
pay 73.5% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$1.66
DOP96.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$3.27
DOP189.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$4.40
DOP255.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$1.66
DOP96.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$2.27
DOP132.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.11
DOP64.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.33
DOP19.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$1.06
DOP61.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.63
DOP36.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$1.01
DOP58.61
|
|
pay 26.1% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$4.82
DOP280.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$58.49
DOP3,400.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$27,453.03
DOP1,596,009.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$21.84
DOP1,269.56
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$39.22
DOP2,279.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$602.75
DOP35,041.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$333.99
DOP19,417.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$35.91
DOP2,087.45
|
|
pay 36.2% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$276.66
DOP16,083.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$4,677.72
DOP271,943.72
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$2.54
DOP147.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$2.09
DOP121.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$4.15
DOP241.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$34.54
DOP2,007.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$5.98
DOP347.71
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$43.13
DOP2,507.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$47.94
DOP2,786.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$79.26
DOP4,607.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$81.48
DOP4,736.97
|
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