Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 30.4% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Canada, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.73
|
$6.34
$372.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.02
|
$7.81
$459.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.41
|
$1.11
$65.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.00
|
$0.74
$43.66
|
|
pay 38.6% less for groceries
Canada
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.12
|
$1.69
$99.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.34
|
$4.02
$236.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.37
|
$4.63
$272.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.14
|
$1.76
$103.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.55
|
$2.46
$144.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
$1.09
$64.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.92
|
$0.39
$23.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
$1.02
$60.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
$0.63
$37.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.53
|
$0.52
$30.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.51
|
$0.94
$55.37
|
|
pay 10.7% more for transportation
Canada
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.76
|
$4.87
$286.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$85.97
|
$46.42
$2,730.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,751.99
|
$27,862.63
$1,639,008.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.13
|
$23.60
$1,388.50
|
|
pay 47.6% less for housing
Canada
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.26
|
$48.94
$2,878.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,453.43
|
$578.74
$34,043.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,298.11
|
$346.71
$20,395.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$152.91
|
$47.82
$2,813.01
|
|
pay 60.7% less for childcare
Canada
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,017.72
|
$282.63
$16,625.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,116.58
|
$5,435.46
$319,738.66
|
|
pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.37
|
$2.86
$168.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.52
|
$2.11
$124.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.30
|
$4.82
$283.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.25
|
$32.32
$1,901.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.89
|
$6.19
$364.37
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
Canada
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$67.95
|
$46.16
$2,715.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.30
|
$47.40
$2,788.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.31
|
$80.59
$4,740.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.29
|
$85.04
$5,002.17
|
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