Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 2.8 times more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.12
DZD285.69
|
$6.34
DOP371.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.10
DZD417.61
|
$7.81
DOP457.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD66.79
|
$1.11
DOP65.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.61
|
$0.74
DOP43.43
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Algeria
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.20
DZD26.90
|
$1.69
DOP99.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
DZD429.85
|
$4.02
DOP235.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
DZD358.38
|
$4.63
DOP271.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
DZD198.24
|
$1.76
DOP102.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
DZD261.95
|
$2.46
DOP143.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
DZD151.22
|
$1.09
DOP63.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
DZD165.20
|
$0.39
DOP23.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
DZD78.98
|
$1.02
DOP59.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.65
|
$0.63
DOP36.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD34.53
|
$0.52
DOP30.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.32
|
$0.94
DOP55.08
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Algeria
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.17
DZD157.29
|
$4.87
DOP284.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.46
DZD1,272.95
|
$46.42
DOP2,716.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,593.64
DZD3,578,147.80
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,630,412.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.74
DZD638.01
|
$23.60
DOP1,381.22
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Algeria
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
DZD4,522.92
|
$48.94
DOP2,863.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.28
DZD19,682.37
|
$578.74
DOP33,865.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.93
DZD12,907.01
|
$346.71
DOP20,288.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.03
DZD4,443.56
|
$47.82
DOP2,798.26
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Algeria
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.09
DZD8,085.14
|
$282.63
DOP16,538.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,440.91
DZD193,873.17
|
$5,435.46
DOP318,061.71
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
DZD193.25
|
$2.86
DOP167.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.48
DZD64.11
|
$2.11
DOP123.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
DZD304.37
|
$4.82
DOP281.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.20
DZD2,179.97
|
$32.32
DOP1,891.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
DZD592.29
|
$6.19
DOP362.45
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
Algeria
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.38
DZD3,683.97
|
$46.16
DOP2,701.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.26
DZD5,147.26
|
$47.40
DOP2,773.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.94
DZD7,795.48
|
$80.59
DOP4,716.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.15
DZD9,707.85
|
$85.04
DOP4,975.94
|
|
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