Cost of living comparison
Canada is 91.6% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Canada instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP435.85
|
$16.50
CA$22.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP440.57
|
$9.99
CA$13.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP52.65
|
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.68
|
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
|
pay 84.1% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP97.85
|
$2.50
CA$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP193.06
|
$5.43
CA$7.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP260.02
|
$7.95
CA$10.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP98.33
|
$3.36
CA$4.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP134.23
|
$5.29
CA$7.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.76
|
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.74
|
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP62.48
|
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.52
|
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.11
|
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP59.58
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 6.0% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP284.77
|
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,456.66
|
$68.18
CA$93.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,622,386.93
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,282.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,290.54
|
$16.78
CA$22.98
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,317.52
|
$62.83
CA$86.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,620.49
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,711.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,738.03
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,569.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,121.95
|
$119.78
CA$164.04
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,349.66
|
$744.16
CA$1,019.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP276,438.24
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,732.58
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP150.15
|
$5.30
CA$7.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP123.38
|
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP245.19
|
$12.99
CA$17.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,041.08
|
$43.10
CA$59.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP353.46
|
$11.26
CA$15.42
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,548.60
|
$55.23
CA$75.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,832.82
|
$39.78
CA$54.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,683.76
|
$86.57
CA$118.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,815.26
|
$103.81
CA$142.16
|
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