Cost of living comparison
France is 70.3% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in France instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
$358.55
|
$16.13
€15.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
$441.71
|
$9.98
€9.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$63.01
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$41.97
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 65.4% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
$95.70
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
$227.23
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
$261.94
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
$99.48
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
$138.90
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
$61.57
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
$22.30
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
$57.89
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$35.63
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$29.14
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$53.23
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
$275.27
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
$2,625.24
|
$52.45
€49.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
$1,575,667.43
|
$26,223.89
€24,591.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
$1,334.84
|
$18.05
€16.92
|
|
pay 63.3% more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
$2,767.36
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
$32,728.31
|
$760.64
€713.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
$19,606.82
|
$610.71
€572.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
$2,704.30
|
$135.03
€126.63
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
$15,983.21
|
$674.24
€632.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
$307,382.01
|
$11,309.03
€10,605.04
|
|
pay 77.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
$161.92
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
$119.31
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$272.37
|
$11.11
€10.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
$1,827.85
|
$37.98
€35.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
$350.28
|
$11.22
€10.52
|
|
pay 30.9% more for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
$2,610.56
|
$85.18
€79.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
$2,680.76
|
$38.90
€36.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
$4,557.69
|
$90.98
€85.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
$4,808.86
|
$122.71
€115.07
|
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