Cost of living comparison
Austria is 62.0% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Austria instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
$376.46
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
$463.76
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$66.15
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$44.07
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 58.8% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
$100.48
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
$238.58
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
$275.02
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
$104.44
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
$145.83
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
$64.65
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
$23.41
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
$60.78
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.41
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$30.59
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$55.89
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
$289.02
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
$2,756.32
|
$48.12
€45.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
$1,654,343.93
|
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
$1,401.49
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
$2,905.54
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
$34,362.50
|
$743.38
€697.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
$20,585.83
|
$621.91
€583.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
$2,839.33
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
|
pay 49.2% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
$16,781.29
|
$416.59
€390.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
$322,730.26
|
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
|
pay 53.4% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
$170.01
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
$125.27
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$285.97
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
$1,919.12
|
$41.56
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
$367.77
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
$2,740.91
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
$2,814.62
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
$4,785.26
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
$5,048.97
|
$110.53
€103.66
|
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