Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 60.6% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 23.7% more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.88
KM8.91
|
$6.34
$372.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.03
KM7.36
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
KM2.51
|
$1.11
$65.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KM1.51
|
$0.74
$43.62
|
|
pay 36.4% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
KM1.48
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
KM6.52
|
$4.02
$236.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
KM6.93
|
$4.63
$272.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
KM3.83
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
KM5.30
|
$2.46
$144.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
KM0.91
|
$1.09
$63.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
KM1.26
|
$0.39
$23.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
KM1.20
|
$1.02
$60.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KM1.27
|
$0.63
$37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
KM0.61
|
$0.52
$30.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
KM0.81
|
$0.94
$55.31
|
|
pay 86.8% more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
KM10.68
|
$4.87
$286.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.32
KM51.76
|
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.35
KM39,182.44
|
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.38
KM11.66
|
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.64
KM46.87
|
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$177.85
KM325.04
|
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.38
KM252.91
|
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.34
KM198.00
|
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
|
pay 97.5% more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.33
KM250.98
|
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,871.96
KM5,248.77
|
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
|
pay 62.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KM2.97
|
$2.86
$168.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.18
KM2.15
|
$2.11
$123.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
KM6.12
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.92
KM40.06
|
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
KM6.87
|
$6.19
$364.01
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
KM95.42
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.64
KM52.35
|
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.60
KM134.51
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.61
KM161.95
|
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
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