Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 14.8% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,519
|
$7.38
DOP428.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,438
|
$7.46
DOP433.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,275
|
$0.89
DOP51.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA912
|
$0.54
DOP31.16
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA934
|
$1.66
DOP96.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,807
|
$3.27
DOP189.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,348
|
$4.40
DOP255.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,142
|
$1.66
DOP96.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,348
|
$2.27
DOP132.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA875
|
$1.11
DOP64.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA625
|
$0.33
DOP19.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,391
|
$1.06
DOP61.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA796
|
$0.63
DOP36.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA807
|
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA787
|
$1.01
DOP58.61
|
|
pay 41.6% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,143
|
$4.82
DOP280.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,230
|
$58.49
DOP3,400.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,396,048
|
$27,453.03
DOP1,596,009.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,317
|
$21.84
DOP1,269.56
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA95,240
|
$39.22
DOP2,279.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA627,248
|
$602.75
DOP35,041.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA232,038
|
$333.99
DOP19,417.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA278,085
|
$35.91
DOP2,087.45
|
|
pay 10.4% more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA130,321
|
$276.66
DOP16,083.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,103,677
|
$4,677.72
DOP271,943.72
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,735
|
$2.54
DOP147.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,545
|
$2.09
DOP121.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,130
|
$4.15
DOP241.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA45,794
|
$34.54
DOP2,007.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,086
|
$5.98
DOP347.71
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,553
|
$43.13
DOP2,507.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,638
|
$47.94
DOP2,786.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA56,123
|
$79.26
DOP4,607.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA54,771
|
$81.48
DOP4,736.97
|
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