Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 46.2% more expensive than Niger.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Niger, you would:
pay 4.3% more for restaurants
Niger
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$6.34
DOP367.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
$7.81
DOP452.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
F CFA756
|
$1.11
DOP64.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
F CFA366
|
$0.74
DOP43.01
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
Niger
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
$1.69
DOP98.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$4.02
DOP232.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
F CFA5,314
|
$4.63
DOP268.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
F CFA1,414
|
$1.76
DOP101.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
F CFA2,065
|
$2.46
DOP142.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
F CFA1,042
|
$1.09
DOP63.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.39
DOP22.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
F CFA660
|
$1.02
DOP59.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.52
DOP29.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
F CFA162
|
$0.94
DOP54.54
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Niger
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$4.87
DOP282.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
F CFA7,658
|
$46.42
DOP2,690.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
F CFA12,252,051
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,614,576.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
F CFA2,757
|
$23.60
DOP1,367.80
|
|
pay 50.5% more for housing
Niger
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
F CFA7,658
|
$48.94
DOP2,835.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
F CFA347,118
|
$578.74
DOP33,536.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
F CFA228,211
|
$346.71
DOP20,090.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
F CFA155,488
|
$47.82
DOP2,771.08
|
|
pay 26.2% less for childcare
Niger
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
F CFA578,569
|
$282.63
DOP16,377.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
F CFA2,807,762
|
$5,435.46
DOP314,972.48
|
|
pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$2.86
DOP165.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$2.11
DOP122.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$4.82
DOP279.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$32.32
DOP1,872.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$6.19
DOP358.93
|
|
pay 51.3% more for clothing
Niger
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
$46.16
DOP2,675.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
F CFA28,928
|
$47.40
DOP2,746.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
$80.59
DOP4,670.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
$85.04
DOP4,927.61
|
|
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