Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 96.9% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Benin, you would:
pay 62.5% more for restaurants
Benin
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$6.34
DOP367.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$7.81
DOP452.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$1.11
DOP64.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$0.74
DOP43.01
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
Benin
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$1.69
DOP98.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$4.02
DOP232.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$4.63
DOP268.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$1.76
DOP101.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$2.46
DOP142.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$1.09
DOP63.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.39
DOP22.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.02
DOP59.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$0.52
DOP29.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$0.94
DOP54.54
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
Benin
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$4.87
DOP282.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$46.42
DOP2,690.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,862.63
DOP1,614,576.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
$23.60
DOP1,367.80
|
|
pay 66.7% more for housing
Benin
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$48.94
DOP2,835.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$578.74
DOP33,536.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$346.71
DOP20,090.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$47.82
DOP2,771.08
|
|
pay 17.6% more for childcare
Benin
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
$282.63
DOP16,377.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
$5,435.46
DOP314,972.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$2.86
DOP165.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$2.11
DOP122.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$4.82
DOP279.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$32.32
DOP1,872.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$6.19
DOP358.93
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$46.16
DOP2,675.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$47.40
DOP2,746.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$80.59
DOP4,670.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$85.04
DOP4,927.61
|
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