Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 39.3% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.38
|
$6.34
$372.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.16
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$1.11
$65.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$0.74
$43.62
|
|
pay 30.9% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.65
|
$4.02
$236.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.45
|
$4.63
$272.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
$2.46
$144.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$1.09
$63.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.39
$23.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$1.02
$60.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$0.63
$37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.52
$30.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$0.94
$55.31
|
|
pay 64.4% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.99
|
$4.87
$286.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.58
|
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,582.34
|
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.36
|
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
|
pay 80.8% more for housing
Brazil
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.89
|
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,441.92
|
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$931.88
|
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.56
|
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
|
pay 3.0% more for childcare
Brazil
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.10
|
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,747.06
|
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
|
pay 53.1% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$2.86
$168.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$2.11
$123.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.84
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.40
|
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.66
|
$6.19
$364.01
|
|
pay 23.0% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.53
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$208.94
|
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.25
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.09
|
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
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