Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 3.2% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 29.8% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$7.38
DOP436.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$7.46
DOP440.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA877
|
$0.89
DOP52.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA810
|
$0.54
DOP31.70
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
$1.66
DOP97.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,118
|
$3.27
DOP193.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,685
|
$4.40
DOP260.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,442
|
$1.66
DOP98.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,003
|
$2.27
DOP134.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA605
|
$1.11
DOP65.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA469
|
$0.33
DOP19.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA580
|
$1.06
DOP62.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.63
DOP37.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.63
DOP37.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA305
|
$1.01
DOP59.61
|
|
pay 34.8% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,663
|
$4.82
DOP284.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,469
|
$58.49
DOP3,458.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,459,535
|
$27,453.03
DOP1,623,287.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,457
|
$21.84
DOP1,291.26
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
Senegal
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,915
|
$39.22
DOP2,318.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA559,306
|
$602.75
DOP35,640.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA219,758
|
$333.99
DOP19,748.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,930
|
$35.91
DOP2,123.13
|
|
pay 19.2% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA152,126
|
$276.66
DOP16,358.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,473,674
|
$4,677.72
DOP276,591.75
|
|
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,496
|
$2.54
DOP150.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,362
|
$2.09
DOP123.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA798
|
$4.15
DOP245.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,569
|
$34.54
DOP2,042.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$5.98
DOP353.65
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,912
|
$43.13
DOP2,550.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,614
|
$47.94
DOP2,834.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,679
|
$79.26
DOP4,686.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,388
|
$81.48
DOP4,817.93
|
|
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