Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 33.2% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK133.71
|
$6.34
DOP368.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.11
|
$7.81
DOP454.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.92
|
$1.11
DOP64.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK18.91
|
$0.74
DOP43.15
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK17.96
|
$1.69
DOP98.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.49
|
$4.02
DOP233.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.06
|
$4.63
DOP269.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.16
|
$1.76
DOP102.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.30
|
$2.46
DOP142.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.10
|
$1.09
DOP63.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.54
|
$0.39
DOP22.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.69
|
$1.02
DOP59.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.22
|
$0.63
DOP36.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
$0.52
DOP29.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.39
|
$0.94
DOP54.72
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.29
|
$4.87
DOP282.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK549.28
|
$46.42
DOP2,698.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK276,220.25
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,619,821.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK160.40
|
$23.60
DOP1,372.25
|
|
pay 26.7% less for housing
Denmark
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK227.17
|
$48.94
DOP2,844.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,264.47
|
$578.74
DOP33,645.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,780.58
|
$346.71
DOP20,156.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,110.39
|
$47.82
DOP2,780.08
|
|
pay 10.2% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,901.89
|
$282.63
DOP16,431.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,537.08
|
$5,435.46
DOP315,995.62
|
|
pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.14
|
$2.86
DOP166.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK35.79
|
$2.11
DOP122.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.01
|
$4.82
DOP280.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK251.91
|
$32.32
DOP1,879.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.13
|
$6.19
DOP360.10
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK672.57
|
$46.16
DOP2,683.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK294.23
|
$47.40
DOP2,755.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK681.05
|
$80.59
DOP4,685.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK955.47
|
$85.04
DOP4,943.61
|
|
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