Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 32.8% cheaper than Arkansas.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Arkansas, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
Arkansas
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.50
|
$7.38
DOP429.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$7.46
DOP434.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$0.89
DOP51.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.54
DOP31.24
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Arkansas
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.02
|
$1.66
DOP96.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
|
$3.27
DOP190.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$4.40
DOP256.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
|
$1.66
DOP96.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.16
|
$2.27
DOP132.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$1.11
DOP64.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.33
DOP19.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$1.06
DOP61.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.63
DOP37.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.63
DOP36.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$1.01
DOP58.75
|
|
pay 40.6% more for transportation
Arkansas
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$4.82
DOP280.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.50
|
$58.49
DOP3,408.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,168.47
|
$27,453.03
DOP1,599,736.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.71
|
$21.84
DOP1,272.52
|
|
pay 58.7% less for housing
Arkansas
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.71
|
$39.22
DOP2,285.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.70
|
$602.75
DOP35,123.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$925.50
|
$333.99
DOP19,462.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.25
|
$35.91
DOP2,092.33
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
Arkansas
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,088.01
|
$276.66
DOP16,121.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,150.00
|
$4,677.72
DOP272,578.88
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
Arkansas
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.16
|
$2.54
DOP148.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
|
$2.09
DOP121.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
|
$4.15
DOP241.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.62
|
$34.54
DOP2,012.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$5.98
DOP348.52
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
Arkansas
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.82
|
$43.13
DOP2,513.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.49
|
$47.94
DOP2,793.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.98
|
$79.26
DOP4,618.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.10
|
$81.48
DOP4,748.03
|
|
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