Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 50.6% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 34.8% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Dominican Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,854
|
$7.38
DOP442.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,921
|
$7.46
DOP446.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,050
|
$0.89
DOP53.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF700
|
$0.54
DOP32.14
|
|
pay 50.0% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,429
|
$1.66
DOP99.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,411
|
$3.27
DOP195.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF4,077
|
$4.40
DOP263.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,208
|
$1.66
DOP99.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF3,068
|
$2.27
DOP136.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,074
|
$1.11
DOP66.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF661
|
$0.33
DOP20.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,220
|
$1.06
DOP63.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF678
|
$0.63
DOP38.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF304
|
$0.63
DOP37.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF395
|
$1.01
DOP60.45
|
|
pay 75.2% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,378
|
$4.82
DOP288.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF27,812
|
$58.49
DOP3,507.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF29,911,512
|
$27,453.03
DOP1,646,033.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,743
|
$21.84
DOP1,309.35
|
|
pay 20.6% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF37,521
|
$39.22
DOP2,351.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF689,689
|
$602.75
DOP36,139.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF419,811
|
$333.99
DOP20,025.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF42,804
|
$35.91
DOP2,152.88
|
|
pay 19.1% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF323,604
|
$276.66
DOP16,587.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,906,229
|
$4,677.72
DOP280,467.37
|
|
pay 66.6% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Dominican Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,574
|
$2.54
DOP152.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,017
|
$2.09
DOP125.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,624
|
$4.15
DOP248.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF41,981
|
$34.54
DOP2,070.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,198
|
$5.98
DOP358.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF28,862
|
$43.13
DOP2,585.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF34,110
|
$47.94
DOP2,874.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF38,045
|
$79.26
DOP4,752.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF48,541
|
$81.48
DOP4,885.44
|
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