Cost of living comparison
Albania is 25.4% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Albania instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
DOP371.01
|
$5.36
ALL504
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
DOP457.05
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
DOP65.19
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
DOP43.43
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
DOP99.02
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
DOP235.13
|
$3.07
ALL288
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
DOP271.04
|
$5.06
ALL476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
DOP102.93
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
DOP143.72
|
$2.33
ALL219
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP63.71
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
DOP23.07
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
DOP59.90
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.86
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
DOP30.15
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
DOP55.08
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
DOP284.84
|
$7.57
ALL711
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
DOP2,716.45
|
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
DOP1,630,412.52
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
DOP1,381.22
|
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
|
pay 31.6% less for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
DOP2,863.51
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
DOP33,865.42
|
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
DOP20,288.04
|
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
DOP2,798.26
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
|
pay 58.0% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
DOP16,538.53
|
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
DOP318,061.71
|
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
DOP167.55
|
$1.45
ALL137
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
DOP123.46
|
$1.30
ALL122
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
DOP281.84
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
DOP1,891.35
|
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
DOP362.45
|
$5.13
ALL482
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
DOP2,701.26
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
DOP2,773.90
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
DOP4,716.04
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
DOP4,975.94
|
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
|
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